Open up, open up, open your eyes It's time, it's time, it's time to rise Okay, let's take it slow You ain't got no place to go I cried a million tears I wasted a lotta years Life was so dead (so dead) Life was so dead (so dead) Oxygen, oxygen, right to the brain Super vices verses gettin' to the refrain Let yourself float, don't carry that weight Never destroy when you can create Ready steady, California I'm fillin' up my lungs again And breathin' life How could I have got so low? I'm embarrassed to tell you so I laid around this old place I hardly ever washed my face Oxygen, oxygen right to the brain Super vices verses gettin' to the refrain Let yourself float, don't carry that weight Never destroy when you can create Ready, set in California I'm fillin' up my lungs again And breathin' life Now it don't matter What your age is Don't you know it's just a state of mind Let's get the jump on it Before it's too late Friendly reminder Friendly reminder So take a lesson from one who knows Just where being lazy goes There's a time to live A reason to live To live To live Oxygen oxygen right to the brain Skip the vices verses gettin' to the refrain Let yourself float, don't carry that weight Never destroy when you can create Ready set in California I'm fillin' up my lungs again And breathin' life Open up, open up, open your eyes It's time, it's time, it's time to rise Okay let's take it slow We ain't got no place to go