Getting' mighty tired of just gettin' by Stuck here on the ground wishin' I could fly Sure would be nice to get ahead before I die 'Cause I'm gettin' mighty tired of gettin' by Year after year I keep on running An uphill race that never ends Just when I think I'm on to somethin' I slide back down and start over again Used to say that someday soon I won't have to worry anymore I wish that I could still believe that Seems things are harder now than they ever were before Gettin' mighty tired of just gettin' by Stuck here on the ground wishin' I could fly Sure would be nice to get ahead before I die sponsored links 'Cause I'm gettin' mighty tired of gettin' by Hope that I don't seem ungrateful Got a job and a lovin' family I'm puttin' food there on the table Maybe that's all there is to life for a guy like me Like a cloud that's filled with thunder But no rain to bring itself relief I stare at the sky and I wonder If what I am is all I'll ever be Gettin' mighty tired of just gettin' by Stuck here on the ground wishin' I could fly, fly, fly Touch the sun just once before I die 'Cause I'm gettin' mighty tired of gettin' by, by Gonna give it one more try 'Cause I'm gettin' mighty tired of gettin' by