Lyrics Gotta Keep Moving (1970) - MC5

Teachers, parents and politicians
Keep to ridicule my wild ambitions
Say, "Settle down, son, live decently
Or you'll be dead in jail before you reach 23"

But they don't know, they're stuck in the past
Can't stop me now 'cause I'm movin' too fast
Huh

Presidents, priests and old ladies too
They'll swear on the Bible what's best for you
Huh, atom bombs, Vietnam, missiles on the moon
And they wonder why their kids are making dope so soon

They are sacrificed for mediocrity
Young but they're fightin' for democracy

I can't stay in one place for too long a time
I get stone bored, I go outta my mind
I'm here and I'm there and doncha know I'm free
Gotta keep movin', baby, you and me

I can't stay in one place for too long a time
I get stone bored, I go outta my mind
I'm here and I'm there and doncha know I'm free
Gotta keep movin', baby, you and me

People wakin' up, but they've just begun
To realize what needs to be done
Yeah, we are lookin' what's straight ahead
The future is now, yesterday is dead

So never let nobody tell you what to do
No matter what, there's a way for you

I gotta keep movin'
Said, I gotta keep movin'
You know, I gotta keep movin'
I said, I gotta keep movin'
Said I, I-I-I-I-I
I gotta keep movin'
I said, I gotta keep movin'

I-I-I gotta move
I-I-I gotta move
I-I-I gotta move
I-I-I gotta move, move, move
You know I gotta really move, move
I gotta move, yeah-yeah-yeah
I gotta move now

I said, come on, come on, come on
Baby, come on move with me, whoa!
Come on, yeah
Gotta move, move, move, move
Oh, move, baby
Whoa!
Come on now, move
I gotta move
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah, come on now
I want you to move now