Released: March 28, 2011

Songwriter: Big K.R.I.T.

Producer: Big K.R.I.T.

[Intro]
Rise and shine
You gotta get up get out get somethin...

[Verse 1: Big K.R.I.T.]
Early morning, kinda sleepy, still yawning
Log on and, dial toning
Forever phoning, for a blessing
Will you help me get my ass up out the bed and go
God love me cause he said it so
Don't look away cause I beg for more
Than I ever ever had
Praying for the future but I'm dealing with the past
Mama say I'm worried cause I'm too much like my dad
Some things are forever, nothing ever last
Like the rising of the sun or when big mama passed
Time travel fast, search and you shall find
Awake from yo slumber, open up yo blinds

[Hook: Big K.R.I.T.]
Rise and shine!
"The latest I can be was on time"
You gotta get up get out and get something
Why rest when all the world running
RISE AND SHINE!
"If life is a dream why sleep at all"
Nothing ever come to those that just wait
Don't ever lose sight of your goals just keep straight

[Verse 2: Big K.R.I.T.]
The early bird gets the worm, you live and you learn
(I been waiting on my chance) well you gotta wait your turn
To who it may concern, ain't much time left
Gotta fight to the death for my family
M.J. baseline they can't handle me
Slam dunk hang time like a canopy
Tired sitting on the couch
Watching celebs pout about the troubles of a million dollar house
So tell 'em I'm out on my grizzly
Put'cha lighters in the air if you feel me
I ain't lying it's the time
To wake up, wipe ya eyes
Rise and shine
Uh, yo, yo
Free yo mind
Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo

[Hook: Big K.R.I.T.]
Rise and shine!
"The latest I can be was on time"
You gotta get up get out and get something
Why rest when all the world running
RISE AND SHINE!
"If life is a dream why sleep at all"
Nothing ever come to those that just wait
Don't ever lose sight of your goals just keep straight
Rise and shine!

Big K.R.I.T.

Justin Lewis Scott (born August 26, 1986), better known by his stage name Big K.R.I.T. which stands for King Remembered In Time Is an American rapper and record producer hailing from Meridian, Mississippi.

He started his career in 2002 when he was still a teenager with the release of his first mixtape Dirty Thirty which he produced all by himself. Over the next years he would go on to release multiple mixtapes like See Me on top, See Me on Top II, Hood King of the Queen, See Me on Top III, and The Last King.

K.R.I.T’s strong work ethic and lyrical skills got recognition in 2010 when he dropped his mixtape Krit Wuz Here. The mixtape ‘s lead single “Country Shit,” was remixed by rappers Ludacris and Bun B who would later collaborated on other songs with K.R.I.T. in 2011 and charted on Billboard. In the same year, K.R.I.T got signed to Def Jam Recordings and was on the XXL 2011 Freshmen List. He then went on to release his mixtape Return of 4Eva which like the rest of his projects was self-produced.