I'll Get By Lyrics

To the broken people tryin to make ends meet,

But can barely stand on their feet,

Say “I’ll get by.”

I’ll get by, I’ll get by, I’ll get by.

To the kids who ain’t got no shoes on their feet,

Tryin to figure out what to eat,

Say “I’ll get by.”

I’ll get by, I’ll get by, I’ll get by.

This ain’t for Becky.

This ain’t for soccer moms.

This is for kids in Somalia

Who ain’t got no moms.

This is for teens

Listenin to Lil Wayne

‘cause he seems to have the courage

To make music for them.

And this is for the outcasts,

The underprivileged,

Who can’t seem to catch a break

But stay diligent,

Make the most of the bad

That life’s givin them;

Choose to survive

Despite what dad did to them;

Stay vigilent,

Though they know

That this unjust world

Doesn’t pay fair dividends.

Child workers getting paid

Under their minimum,

While the chairmen CEO

Makes a million.

And this is for the jobless,

Homeless,

Who keep hoping

‘casue they know this world isn’t home it’s

Just a place we’re all passing through.

If you’re in jail,

Yeah. This song’s for you.

To the single moms holdin downa family of five

While putting in 9 to 5,

Say “I’ll get by.”

I’ll get by, I’ll get by, I’ll get by.

To the kids tryin to raise themselves on their own

‘Cause mom and dad are never home,

Say “I’ll get by.”

I’ll get by, I’ll get by, I’ll get by.

This is for those

Who can’t sell their homes.

Flipped upside down,

Worth half of it's loan.

Full tank is gone,

Economy’s in the tank,

So we look

To credit cards and banks,

And feed off of the lie

That says that we can just buy

Our way out of this mess

And somehow maybe we can get by.

Advertisers keep enlargening

Our appetite.

We’re starving after

What can’t satisfy.

But let me make a suggestion.

Better get a profession.

We put too much stock

In our earthly possessions.

Our problem is way bigger

Than a recession.

As a whole we have lost our soul

To our obesessions,

But it’s not too late to get back

To the reason we’re alive.

I promise you I found it.

It’s the reason I survived,

It’s why I stand tall,

I can breathe, touch the sky.

I believe that I will get by.

To the soldiers on the frontline riskin their lives,

Tryin to figure out how to survive,

Say “I’ll get by.”

I’ll get by, I’ll get by, I’ll get by.

To the sons tryin to hold down the weight of the storm,

‘Cause daddy is away at war,

Say “I’ll get by.”

I’ll get by, I’ll get by, I’ll get by.

How long

Will we keep on failing trying to get by

On our own?

How long

Till we lift our eyes to the one who can

Lead us home?

To the billions of people who are mad at God,

‘Cause most churches haven’t done their job,

And hurt you badly.

Yes, it’s a tragedy.

You’re lookin at a casualty.

I’m judged instead of loved.

You have every right to be mad at me.

But please forgive us

As we try to fix this.

But this time, not because of

Selfish ambition;

This time because of

Jesus, who lives within us.

So we are not religious,

We’re just redeemed sinners.

And He offers peace in the midst

Of affliction,

And He is deliverance from

The deepest addiction.

Though He may be hidden from

Your plain sight vision,

Just look beneath the surface

And you cannot miss Him.

As far as all our problems go,

I know I can’t fix them just by

Singing this song.

So much has gone wrong.

Though change don’t come easy,

Together we can be strong.

I was hoping we could all start by singing along.

To the broken people tryin to make ends meet,

But can barely stand on their feet,

Say “I’ll get by.”

I’ll get by, I’ll get by, I’ll get by.

To the kids who ain’t got no shoes on their feet,

Tryin to figure out what to eat,

Say “I’ll get by.”

I’ll get by, I’ll get by, I’ll get by.

I’ll get by. I’ll get by.

I’ll get by. I’ll get by.