Step out in the night when you get lonelyListen for the sounds city ears don't hearI know your crotch is getting heavier with every step, every stepBut I know a man who walks miles for youStop, stay where you are, take a look at yourselfTake a good look at yourselfYou can tell your mama, cause she don't miss how you, she told you soThat some of us are still learning, that the real trick to life, we all knowThe lights flash today at the dawn inDaytime, nighttime, we still don't seeWhy must we wait until morning to wake up and be, wake up and be, wake up and be, wake up and be, wake up and beNow you and I both know there's no such thing as up and downAnd even when your problems got you going round and roundGotta talk like a man to papa, cause he don't understand that other sideSince we're part of this cross we've carried, our end has been dragging long enough, yeahMmm, yeah, alright, alright, alright, alright nowPick it up, pick it up, alright nowHey, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, hey, yeah, yeahMmm, yeah, pick it up, pick it up, pick it up, pick it upHey, hey, yeah, yeah, pick it up, pick it up