VERSE 1

You've got to stand up in the morning

You've got to stand up in the night

But if you don’t behave in the daytime

You've got to scream or start a fight

You've got to walk with your girlfriend

to the center of the City Hall

You can rely there on something

You better shut up, or prevent the fall

CHORUS

Hoo Ha, this is reality

The end of the line, this is reality

No ending of crime, this is reality

You've got to see this, you've got to hear

This is reality

VERSE 2

You've got to stand up in the morning

You've got to stand up in the night

But if you don’t behave in the daytime

You've got to scream or start a fight

You've got to see how men kill for money

You've got to see how man kills for doubt

You've got to see how everything’s funny

You've got to hear your own parents shout

CHORUS

Ha hoo, this is reality

No more time, this is reality

Ha hoo, this is reality

You've got to see this, you've got to hear, this is reality

Ha hoo, this is reality

The rivers are dead, this is reality

Ha hoo, this is reality

I’m losing my head, this is reality

(c) Peter Bonne, 2024.