It's all a lie, everything I've been told It's a phony lullaby that you're blindly sold Like a dog gone mad in this raging heat Like a gambler been had And shunned to the streets with nothin' to eat The damage is done, so let's drink it up We got nothing to lose, it's up to you C'mon, get busy livin' or get busy dyin' C'mon, get busy livin' or get busy dyin' I can't pay my bills, I can't pay the new tax I got obsolete skills, so they gave me the axe So I kiss the world goodbye 'cause the times have changed Although it ain't the same, no, the future is slain and I ain't to blame The damage is done, so let's drink it up We got nothing to lose, it's up to you C'mon, get busy livin' or get busy dyin' C'mon, get busy livin' or get busy dyin' You gotta get up, you gotta get out You gotta give it all that you can You gotta turn it up and play it loud 'Cause that's what livin' is all about Get busy ♪ I'm gonna ride every wave and break every chain in my way Gonna live 'til I die, drink and get high every day C'mon, get busy livin' or get busy dyin' C'mon, get busy livin' or get busy dyin' C'mon, get busy livin' or get busy dyin' C'mon, get busy livin' or get busy dyin' Get busy Are you livin'? Get busy Get busy livin', yeah, whoa