Midnight Groove of the Any

Lyrics

AN ANYHOW, AN ANYTHING [Intro — spoken, smooth soul groove] Y N did I say dat… Guess I did. Come here. What you doing today? “Nothing.” What you doing tomorrow? “I don’t know.” Mmm-hmm. Well, I know. You gon’ find you an anyhow… an anything… and get up— AND GO DO SOMETHING! [Verse 1] You twenty-something years old, sleeping good at half-past ten, Mama done went to work at seven, you asking what’s for lunch again. Phone fully charged, but your ambition on one percent. Know everybody’s business online, but don’t know where your résumé went. Talking ‘bout, “I’m waiting on my purpose.” Your purpose might be waiting too! But while y’all waiting on each other, McDonald’s hiring down the street from you! 😂 No, it don’t have to be forever. No, it don’t have to be your dream. But a check on Friday afternoon sure make Tuesday look different to me! [Pre-Chorus] Find an anyhow! Find an anything! Find something requiring you to wake up when that alarm clock rings! You ain’t gotta love it. You ain’t gotta stay. But get some GET UP in your spirit— And some GO in your day! [Chorus] Get you a job! A SOMETHING! An anyhow! AN ANYTHING! Get up out that bed and put some motion in them feet! ‘Cause broke, busted and disgusted ain’t the testimony we need! Church, God and discipline make better conversation to me! You think WE wanna go to work?! NAW, CUZ! But somehow every morning— HERE WE BE! [Verse 2] Talking ’bout, “That job beneath me.” Beneath you?! Your account got twelve dollars and nine of ’em pending! 😂 You won’t sweep. You won’t cook. You won’t drive. You won’t stock. But every time somebody say, “Where you working?” You change the subject on the spot! Talking ‘bout, “I’m an entrepreneur.” Doing what? “I’m building my brand.” What’s the brand? “…It’s still developing.” Boy, go develop it AFTER YOUR SHIFT! A dream ain’t allergic to employment! Ask half the people who made it— They worked somewhere they didn’t wanna be while building where they wanted to stay! [Chorus] Find you an anyhow! AN ANYTHING! A nine-to-five! A SOMETHING! Part-time, full-time— Put some movement in your week! ’Cause broke, busted and disgusted gets exhausting after three! Church, God and discipline make better conversation to me! You think I wanna clock in?! NAW, CUZ! But these bills done developed a strong belief in ME! [Bridge — church organ sneaks in] Lead: Can I get an amen from everybody with a job they don’t like?! Choir: AMEN! Lead: Everybody that looked at that alarm this morning and said, “Lord…” Choir: AMEN! Lead: Everybody that sat in the parking lot five extra minutes before going inside— Choir: TAKE YOUR TIME! Lead: But did you go in?! Choir: YES! Lead: DID YOU CLOCK IN?! Choir: YES! Lead: WHY?! Choir: ‘CAUSE RENT DON’T CARE ABOUT MY FEELINGS! [Breakdown — spoken] See, that’s what we’re trying to tell you. We don’t wake up every morning like— “Oh, glory! Employment!” No! Sometimes I pull up to work and just stare at the building. Building stare back at me. We both know I don’t wanna go in there. But then I remember— mortgage. Car note. Groceries. Electricity. And suddenly… I feel led. 😂 [Final Chorus — full gospel/soul] GET YOU AN ANYHOW! AN ANYTHING! Get some discipline! A SOMETHING! Get some prayer in your heart and some responsibility in your feet! ‘Cause broke, busted and disgusted ain’t where you gotta always be! Give me God, work and discipline— Now we got something we can speak! And when your dream finally opens— WALK THROUGH! But until that door comes open— CLOCK IN AT THE OTHER ONE TOO! [Outro — spoken] Your dream matters. Your purpose matters. What God put inside you matters. But until you figure all that out… Find you an anyhow. An anything. A somewhere. A something. And get up— and go to work. Pause. And take your charger with you. ’Cause I already know that phone on 3%.