Lyrics Can't Get Up - Delbert McClinton, Self-Made Men

Can't Get Up

I was a dynamo
I boogied with the best
Put it to the test, for sure
But now I can’t get up enough
To get down like I used to anymore
There gon' come a day
When you gon' have to choose
Get your shit together
Or go on playing the fool
No, you won’t see it comin'
But it’s comin' to get you for sure
And then you won’t be gettin' up
To get down like you used to anymore
You know, the more things change
The more they stay the same
Livin' and dyin'
Seem to be the name of the game
No, you won’t see it comin'
But it’s comin' to get you for sure
And then you won’t be gettin' up
To get down like you used to anymore