Gotta get up, gotta get out   Gotta get home before the morning comes   What if I'm late, gotta big date   Gotta get home before the sun comes up      Up and away, got big day, sorry can't stay   I gotta run run, yeah   Gotta get home, pick up the phone   Gotta let the people know I'm gonna be late      There was a time when we could dance until a quarter to ten   we never thought it would end then   We never thought it would end      We used to carry on and drink and do the rock and roll   We never thought we'd get older   We never thought it'd grow cold, but now      Gotta get up, gotta get out   Gotta get home before the morning comes   What if I'm late, gotta big date   Gotta get home before the sun comes up      Up and away, got big day, sorry can't stay   I gotta run run, yeah   Gotta get home, pick up the phone   Gotta let the people know I'm gonna be late      Down by the sea she knew a sailor who had been to war   she never even knew a sailor before   She never even knew his name      He'd come to town and he would pound her for a couple of days   and then he'd sail across the bubbly waves   And those were happier days, but now      Gotta get up, gotta get out   Gotta get home before the morning comes   What if I'm late, gotta big date   Gotta get home before the sun comes up      Up and away, got big day, sorry can't stay   I gotta run run, yeah   Gotta get home pick up the phone   Gotta let the people know I'm gonna be late