Must be getting early, clocks are running late   Faint light of the mornin' sky, looks so phony   Dawn is breakin' everywhere light a candle curse the glare   Draw the curtains I don't care 'cuz it's alright      I will get by, I will get by   I will get by, I will survive      I see, you've got your fist out, say your piece and get out   Yes I get the gist of it but it's alright   Sorry that you feel that way, the only there is to say   Every silver lining's got a touch of grey      I will get by, I will get by   I will get by, I will survive      It's a lesson to me, the eagles and the beggars and the seas   The ABC's, we all must face try to keep a little grace      It's a lesson to me, the deltas and the east and the freeze   The ABC's, we all think of and try to win a little love      I know the rent is in arrears the dog has not been fed in years   It's even worse than it appears but it's alright   Cows givin' kerosene, kid can't read at seventeen   The words he knows are all obscene but it's alright      I will get by, I will get by   I will get by, I will survive      The shoe is on the hand that fits, there's really nothing much to it   Whistle through your teeth and spit 'cuz it's alright   Oh well a touch of grey kinda suits you anyway   And that was all I had to say and it's alright      I will get by, I will get by   I will get by, I will survive      We will get by, we will get by   We will get by, we will survive      We will get by, we will get by   We will get by, we will survive