Released: June 24, 1999

Songwriter: Macy Gray Dion Derek Murdock André 3000 Big Boi CeeLo Green Big Gipp T-Mo Sleepy Brown Rico Wade Ray Murray George Clinton Bernie Worrell Garry Shider Parliament Organized Noize OutKast Nice & Smooth

Producer: Andrew Slater

[Verse 1]
Like Cleopatra got the masses at my feet
Got a living dwell down on easy street
I'm the latest craze
And if you stay a while
Inevitably, you gone be biting my style
In your later days (well, well, well)
Let me tell you what is fact and what is true
I get high and that ain’t that much to do
I'm always in a daze (uh huh)
That was just a dream I had
Last night in my bubble bath
Next to my wishing well

[Chorus]
(Get up, get out and do something)
Don't let the days of your life pass you by
Get up, get out and do something)
How will you make it if you never even try?
(Get up, get out and do something)
Can't spend your whole life trying to get high
(Get up, get out and do something)
’Cause you and I have to do for you and I

[Verse 2]
What's been happening? How you doing? Where you been
I'm further behind now than I was back then
Lost in some old maze (uh huh)
Some years have passed me by
All I want is to go get high
I'll get it together some other day

[Bridge]
In my dreams I dwell
Cause all my dreams are swell
You would too
If you could see them
That's what I know
I gotta go
Get up
Get out and (yeah)

[Middle 8]
Masses at my feet
Got a living dwell down on easy street
I'm the latest craze
That was just a dream I had
Last night in my bubble bath
Next to my wishing well

[Chorus]
(Get up, get out and do something)
Don't let the days of your life pass you by
Get up, get out and do something)
How will you make it if you never even try?
(Get up, get out and do something)
Can't spend your whole life trying to get high
(Get up, get out and do something)
’Cause you and I have to do for you and I

Macy Gray

Macy Gray (born Natalie Renée McIntyre; September 6, 1967) is an American R&B and soul singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, and actress, known for her distinctive raspy voice, and a singing style heavily influenced by Billie Holiday.

Gray has released six studio albums, and received five Grammy Award nominations, winning one. She has appeared in a number of films, including Training Day, Spider-Man, Scary Movie 3, Lackawanna Blues, Idlewild and For Colored Girls. Gray is best known for her international hit single “I Try”, taken from her multi-platinum debut album On How Life Is.

Macy Gray parlayed an utterly unique voice and an outlandish sense of style into pop stardom at the turn of the millennium, appealing to audiences of all colors in search of a fresh alternative to mainstream R&B. After an accidental entry into the music industry, she reached the mainstream in grand style with a Top Ten pop hit, platinum certifications, and several Grammy nominations.