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, ah Jump into the ride, cruise the big SD Home of Rosie and The Originals and P.O.D 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 cruisin' on Sundays Sleepin' on Mondays, drive thirty on highways Drinkin' on my driveway My four-nine-eight still plays 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 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, ah Open up my eyes, I look hypnotized I feel hypnotized, I apologize This is recognized as "being really high" All day, everyday, this is my way of getting by Makes me think in a way that's unique 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 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, ah Wait a minute, check this out— I'm very, very high, I'm very, very high Time to say "goodbye" 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 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, ah 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, ah