[Chorus]
I'm barely gettin' by
Still work a nine to five
I'm barely gettin' by
That's why I'm stayin' high
Oh baby, aw
[Verse 1]
Jump into the ride, cruise the big SD
Home of Rosie and the originals and POD
And it won't be long till you hear from me
Hopefully I'm not lying that's what they told me
Make the town proud, make the brown proud
Ever since Brown Crowd, Lil Rob gots his sound down
And I'm still down, some things just don't change
Like crusin' on Sundays, sleepin' on Mondays
Drive thirty on highways, drinkin' on my driveway
My four nine eight still pays fourty five ways
That's how I do it
I thought you knew it
If you didn't now you do
Smoke this, this bud's for you
[Chorus]
I'm barely gettin' by
Still work a nine to five
I'm barely gettin' by
That's why I'm stayin' high
Oh baby, aw
[Verse 2]
Open up my eyes, I look hypnotized
I feel hypnotized, I apologize
This is recognized as bein' really high
All day everyday this is my way of getting by
Makes me thinking, no way that you need me
Makes me feel different about the streets that I creed
Makes you feel good about 'em, what would I be without 'em
Couldn't be without 'em, wouldn't be me without 'em
Lil Rob fuckin' clowns 'em, twenty six years in the same town
I remember how we used to be it's not the same now
It's still something that I'll drink a beer to
Viva La Colonia Southern California
[Chorus]
I'm barely gettin' by
Still work a nine to five
I'm barely gettin' by
That's why I'm stayin' high
Oh baby, aw
[Interlude]
Wait a minute check this out!
[Bridge]
I'm very very high, I'm very very high
It's time to say goodbye
[Verse 3]
Keep it on the low, time to let you know
I don't wanna go, but I gotta go
Till the next time around, catch you on the rebound
Until then go and bump my jam round your town
[Chorus]
I'm barely gettin' by
Still work a nine to five
I'm barely gettin' by
That's why I'm stayin' high
Oh baby, aw
I'm barely gettin' by
Still work a nine to five
I'm barely gettin' by
That's why I'm stayin' high
Oh baby, aw