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 lot of years Life was so dead (so dead) Life was so dead (so dead) Oxygen, oxygen right to the brain Skip the vice versus, get to the refrain Let yourself go, don't carry that weight Never destroy when you can create Ready steady, California I'm filling up my lungs again And breathing light How could I have got so low I'm embarassed to tell you so I laid around this whole place I hardly ever washed my face Oxygen, oxygen right to the brain Skip the vice versus, get to the refrain Let yourself go, don't carry that weight Never destroy when you can create Ready steady, California I'm filling up my lungs again And breathing light 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 vice versus, get to the refrain Let yourself go, don't carry that weight Never destroy when you can create Ready steady, California I'm filling up my lungs again And breathing light 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