Teachers, parents and politicians
They ridicule my wild ambitions
Say, "Settle down, son, live decently
Or you'll rot in jail before you reach 23"
But they don't know, they're stuck in the past
Can't stop me now 'cause I'm movin' too fast
Presidents, priests and old ladies too
They'll swear on the Bible what's best for you
Atom bombs, Vietnam, missiles on the moon
And they wonder why their kids are making dope so soon
And sacrificed for mediocrity
Young men fightin' for democracy
I can't stay in one place for too long a time
I get stone bored, I go outta my mind
I'm here and I'm there and doncha know I'm free
Gotta keep movin', baby, you and me
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I can't stay in one place for too long a time
I get stone bored, I go outta my mind
I'm here and I'm there and doncha know I'm free
Gotta keep movin', baby, you and me
People wakin' up, but they've just begun
To realize what needs to be done
Yeah, we are lookin' what's straight ahead
The future is now, yesterday is dead
Don't ever let nobody tell me what to do
No matter what, there's a way for you
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I gotta keep movin'
Said, I gotta keep movin'
You know, I gotta keep movin'
I said, I gotta keep movin'
Said I, I-I-I-I-I
I gotta keep movin'
I said, I gotta keep movin'
I-I-I gotta move
I-I-I gotta move
I-I-I gotta move
I-I-I gotta move, move, move
You know I gotta really move, move
I gotta move, yeah-yeah-yeah
I gotta move now
I said, come on, come on, come on
Baby, come on move with me, whoa!
Come on, yeah
Gotta move, move, move, move
Oh, move, baby
Come on now, move
I gotta move
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah, come on now
I want you to move