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