Getting the Bands - Kndu

When I get up, she swears that she don't hear it Says that I'm as quiet as a mouse I comb my hair and throw some water on my face And back out of the stillness of our house Lately, my patience is in short supply Nothing good seems to ever come from all this work No matter how hard I try You know I believe in the Son, I ain't no backslider But my people were told they'd prosper in this land Still, I know some who've never seen the ocean Or set one foot on a velvet bed of sand But they've got their treasure Laying way up high Where there might be many mansions But when I look up, all I see is sky Maybe it's the getting by that gets right underneath you It'd swallow up your every step, boy, if it could But maybe it's the stuff it takes to get up in the morning And put another day in, son That holds you till the getting's good Green ribbon front doors, dishwater days This whole town is tied to the torso Of God's mysterious ways Maybe it's the getting by that gets right underneath you It'd swallow up your every step, boy, if it could But maybe it's the stuff it takes to get up in the morning And put another day in, son That keeps you standing where you should So put another day in, son And hold on till the getting's good

It's getting better all the time I used to get mad at my school (Now I can't complain) The teachers who taught me weren't cool (Now I can't complain) Holding me down Turning me 'round Filling me up with your rules I've got to admit it's getting better (Better) A little better all the time (It can't get no worse) I have to admit it's getting better (Better) It's getting better, since you've been mine I used to be angry a man Me hiding me head in the sand You gave me the word, I finally heard I'm doing the best that I can I've got to admit it's getting better (Better) A little better all the time (It can't get no worse) I have to admit it's getting better (Better) It's getting better, since you've been mine Getting so much better all the time It's getting better all the time (Better, better, better) It's getting better all the time (Better, better, better) I used to be cruel to my woman, I beat her And kept her apart from the things that she loved Man I was mean, but I'm changing my scene And I'm doing the best that I can I admit it's getting better (Better) A little better all the time (It can't get no worse) Yes, I admit it's getting better (Better) It's getting better since you've been mine Getting so much better all the time It's getting better all the time (Better, better, better) It's getting better all the time (Better, better, better) Getting so much better all the time