We Can’t Sit Down Now

Lyrics

[Intro] Well, I know you're tired And you wanna sit down [Verse 1] You been standin' on your feet for long time You been out there walkin' with your picket sign Got your little black babies in the welfare line Got mad 'cause you're broke, knock your woman down [Pre-Chorus] Now you say you're tired And you wanna sit down You wanna rest your feet You say you need a little sleep, heh Wake up, brother Ain't no time to sleep You done helped everybody else Now get up and do something for yourself [Chorus] You can't sit down now (You can't sit down now) You can't sit down now (You can't sit down now) 'Cause sittin' down done sets you back Sittin' down ain't where it's at Get up, brother! (Get up, brother) Get up, sister! (Get up, sister) You can't sit down now Oh! [Verse 2] They got your woman out there workin' for nickels and dimes While you sit there moanin' 'bout the hard times Brother, you ain't seen no hard times yet If you don't get you a job and let your woman rest [Pre-Chorus] You say you're tired And you wanna sit down You wanna rest your feet You say you need a little sleep, heh Wake up, brother Ain't no time to sleep You done helped everybody else Now get up and do something for yourself [Chorus] You can't sit down now (You can't sit down now) You can't sit down now (You can't sit down now) Sittin' down ain't where it's at Sittin' down done sets you back Get up, brother! (Get up, brother) Get up, sister! (Get up, sister) You can't sit down now [Outro] Get up, brother! (Get up, brother) Get up, sister! (Get up, sister) You can't sit down now Get up, brother! (Get up, brother) Get up, sister! (Get up, sister) You can't sit down now, heh (Can't sit down now) We got some work to do now, uh-huh (Can't sit down now) Ain't no time to sleep (Can't sit down now) You been sleeping long enough, brother (Can't sit down now) You been asleep a long time (Can't sit down now) Get up, brother! (Can't sit down now) Huh, get up, sister! (Can't sit down now)