**Intro** Pick it up! Pick it up! Hey! Hey! **Verse 1** Woke up this morning, sun hit my eyes Turned on the news, just more disguise Everyone’s running, nobody cares Climbing the ladders, kicking the chairs Boss man’s smiling, knife in his hand Says it’s just business, part of the plan Friends turn rivals overnight Everybody’s looking for a bite **Pre-Chorus** But I won’t play their game today No, I won’t lose my soul that way **Chorus** It’s a **dog eat dog world** out on the street Everybody’s fighting just to get a seat Clawing and scratching for a piece of the pie Stepping on your brother just to get by But I won’t howl with the pack tonight I’m gonna stand up, do what’s right In a dog eat dog world so cold and cruel Kindness might just break the rule **Verse 2** Neighbor next door won’t say hello Too busy chasing that status quo Everybody scrolling, nobody sees Hearts getting lost in the social disease Politicians barking loud on TV Selling fear like it’s luxury But down on the corner the kids still play Maybe there’s hope if we find a way **Pre-Chorus** They tell me that the strong survive But love’s the reason we’re alive **Chorus** It’s a **dog eat dog world** out on the street Everybody’s fighting just to get a seat Clawing and scratching for a piece of the pie Stepping on your brother just to get by But I won’t howl with the pack tonight I’m gonna stand up, do what’s right In a dog eat dog world so cold and cruel Kindness might just break the rule **Bridge (Breakdown – slower)** Whoa-oh-oh… You don’t have to bite to belong Whoa-oh-oh… You don’t have to prove them wrong Then the horns start rising again **Final Chorus** Yeah it’s a **dog eat dog world**, that’s what they say But we can choose another way Lift each other when we fall Maybe we can change it all In a dog eat dog world so wild and mad The best rebellion is being glad **Outro** Pick it up! Pick it up! Don’t bite the hand— **Help it up instead!**
