The last message you sent said I looked really down That I oughta come over and talk about it Well, I wasn't down I just wasn't smiling at you, yeah As I look at us now it seems That you're slapping my back As if it's all alright, but it's not I'm triying to get up, but you're pushing me down, oh, yeah You are pushing me down So I'll get up on my own Oh, I'll get up on my own Get up on my own Oh, I'll get up on my own, yeah I'll get up on my own Get up on my own Oh, I'll get up on my own Get up on my own, yeah Now there's some grinning goon on my TV screen Telling us all that it's alright Because she wears this, and he said that And if you get some of these it'll all be alright And if you get some of these it'll all be alright, yeah Well, I refuse to be a cynical goon Passing the masses an easy answer 'Cause it won't be alright Oh, no, it won't be alright Oh, no, it won't be alright It won't be alright Unless you get up, get up Come on and get up, get up Unless you get up, get up Come on, get up, get up So come on get up, get up Come on, get up, get up Unless you get up, get up So get up, get up, yeah That's right (a-ha) Yeah Alright Well, I'm just a voice in your earpiece Telling you "No, it's not alright" You know you could have it so much better Oh, you could have it so much better If you tried, if you tried If you tried, if you tried So get up on your own Baby, get up on your own Get up no your own Baby, get up on your own Yeah, get up on your own So get up on your own Get up on your own So get up on your own, yeah Get up, get up Come on, get up, get up That's right, get up, get up Come on and get up, get up Come on, get up, get up Yeah, get up, get up Come on and get up, get up Come on, get up, get up, yeah