Gotta get up, gotta get out, gotta get home before the morning comes
What if I'm late, got a big date, gotta get home before the sun comes up
Up and away, got a big day, sorry can't stay, I gotta run run yeah
Gotta get home, pick up the phone, I gotta let the people know I'm gonna be late
There was a time when we could dance until a quarter to ten
We never thought it would end then, we ever thought it would end
We used to carry on and drink and do the rock and roll, we never thought we'd get old, though
We never thought we'd grow cold, but now
Gotta get up, gotta get out, gotta get home before the morning comes
What if I'm late, got a big date, gotta get home before the sun comes up
Up and away, got big day, sorry can't stay, I gotta run run yeah
Gotta get home, pick up the phone, I gotta let the people know I'm gonna be late
Down by the sea she knew a sailor who had been to war
She never even knew a sailor before, she never even knew his name
He'd come to town and she would pound him for a couple of days
And then he'd sail across the bubbly waves and those were happier days, but now
Gotta get up, gotta get out, gotta get home before the morning comes
What if I'm late, got a big date, gotta get home before the sun comes up
Up and away, got big day sorry can't stay I gotta run run yeah
Gotta get home, pick up the phone, I gotta let the people know I'm gonna be late