Well I was born one morning in the month of May Where the sun don't shine and the good don't stray Yeah there was blood on the streets every single day Alright Because the crime comes cheap when the bills don't pay uh Ha, let me tell you Well I grew up quick and I grew up mean Yeah my beats got hard and my wits got keen I met a man on the corner where the blind men see And these are the words that he said to me now He said you got to get up on your feet to get what you need You got to get up on your feet to get what you need Oh tell 'em (I don't need salvation brother, I got time on my side) Get up on your feet to get what you need (I don't need salvation brother, I got time on my side) Get up on your feet, get up now Well Lord I know that I been bad But I done my best with the luck I had, yeah And if I learned one thing I realized That in this life you got to put up a fight, yeah You got to get up on your feet to get what you need You got to get up on your feet to get what you need (I don't need salvation brother, I got time on my side) Get up on your feet to get what you need (I don't need salvation brother, I got time on my side) Get up on your feet, get up now Yeah, you got to get up on your feet to get what you need You got to get up on your feet to get what you need (I don't need salvation brother, I got time on my side) Get up on your feet to get what you need (I don't need salvation brother, I got time on my side) Get up on your feet to get what you need