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Artist: The Killers
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The Getting By II
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The Getting By II
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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
Dishwater days, she says she doesn't notice
Nothing's changed, but the sadness in her eyes
Maybe it's something that I could've prevented
Or maybe the whole damn dream was just a lie
But maybe it's the getting by, maybe it's the getting by
It'd swallow up your every step, boy, if it could
But maybe it's the stuff it takes, to get up when the morning breaks
And hold on (hold on)
Can you hold on? (Hold on)
Can you hold on? (Hold on)
Can you hold on?
Till the getting's good
Know I believe, you know I can't deny it, but 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
They've got their treasure laying way up high
But when I look up, all I see is sky
Can you tell me, can you tell me why?
Can you tell me, can you tell me why?
Can you tell me, can you tell me why?
When I look up, all I see is sky
When I look up, all I see is sky (sky)
When I look up, all I see is sky (sky)
Mother, can you tell me why (why)
When I look up, all I see is sky (sky)
When I look up, all I see
Maybe it's the getting by, maybe it's the getting by
It'd swallow up your every step, boy, if it could
You know it would, you know it
But maybe it's the stuff it takes, to get up when the morning breaks
And hold on (hold on)
Can you hold on? (Hold on)
Can you hold on? (Hold on)
Can you hold on?
Till the getting's good
(Na na na na na na)
(Na na na na na na)
And hold on (hold on)
Can you hold on? (Hold on)
Can you hold on? (Hold on)
Can you hold on?
Till the getting's good
Can you hold on? (Hold on)
Can you hold on? (Hold on)
Can you hold on? (Hold on)
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