[VERSE 1] Do the hustle Do the grind Do whatever you can find The world's not easy, babe And the jobs are scarce The world is changing, babe And you came unprepared write it damnit [VERSE 1] Do the hustle Do the grind Do whatever you can find The world's not easy, babe And the jobs are scarce The world is changing, babe And you came unprepared You had a little talent You had a little luck You had a head full of ideas Nobody gave a fuck Now everybody's selling Everybody's sold Everybody's getting younger While you're getting old [CHORUS] Get up, get out Get yourself together Find a way to make it work In any kind of weather Keep up, keep pace Put on a better face There's a thousand people waiting To come and take your place Oh, what a wonderful time To be alive Do the hustle Do the grind [VERSE 2] Learn a little coding Learn a little trade Learn to make a living Doing something that'll fade Get a certification Get a second degree Congratulations, baby Now you're overqualified for free You can be a founder You can be a brand You can build a whole empire With your own two hands You can make a million You can make a dime You can spend your whole existence Trying to monetize your time [CHORUS] Get up, get out Get yourself together Find a way to make it work In any kind of weather Keep up, keep pace Put on a better face There's a thousand people waiting To come and take your place Oh, what a wonderful time To be alive Do the hustle Do the grind [BREAK — dry spoken vocal, percussion continues] Have you tried networking? Have you tried being seen? Have you tried a different résumé? Have you tried being nineteen? Have you tried believing? Have you tried a better attitude? Have you tried expressing A little more gratitude? [VERSE 3] Now the machines are learning And the people are tired The ones who built the future Are the first ones getting fired And the money keeps moving To a place you can't see They say there's opportunity But it isn't meant for me You can reinvent yourself Till there's nothing left to change Spend your life adapting To an ever-moving range And when you finally make it When you've almost got your share The world will change again, babe And you'll come unprepared [FINAL CHORUS] Do the hustle Do the grind Do whatever you can find Keep up, keep pace Put on a better face Get up, get out Get yourself together Find a way to make it work In any kind of weather The world's not easy, babe And the jobs are scarce The world is changing, babe And you came unprepared [OUTRO — accelerating, increasingly mechanical] Adapt, adapt Apply, apply Optimize Diversify Upskill Reskill Pay the bills Stand still Do the hustle Do the grind Do whatever Never mind.
