[Verse]
Smack dab in the middle of a situation
Overlooked by fools
Tables turned, lessons learned
You get burned for playin' by the rules
Time is lost, that's the cost
Oh brother, you get shit on in the end
Scrape for a dollar, you'll die smilin'
Learnin' the same lessons once again

[Chorus]
The goin' gets tough from the get go, go man go
Oh brother not another motherfucker, gonna go now
(Right dude? That's right!)
The goin' gets tough from the get go, go man go
Oh brother not another motherfucker, gonna go now
(Isn't that right, dude? That's right, Gener, so right)
The goin' gets tough from the get go, go man go
Oh brother not another motherfucker, gonna go now
(Isn't that right, Gener? Tell me, tell me the truth
You're right, tell me again)
The goin' gets tough from the get go, go man go
Oh brother not another motherfucker, oh check it out!
The goin' gets tough from the get go, go man go
Oh brother not another motherfucker
The goin' gets tough from the get go, go man go
Oh brother not another motherfucker - uh, take it