Early in the morning, risin' to the street
Light me up that cigarette and I strap shoes on my feet
Got to find a reason, a reason things went wrong
Got to find a reason why my money's all gone
I got a dalmation, and I can still get high
I can play the guitar like a mother fucking riot
Life is (too short), so love the one you got
Cause you might get runover or you might get shot
Never start no static
I just get it off my chest
Never had to battle with no bulletproof vest
Take a small example, take a tip from me
Take all of your money, give it all to charity
Love is what I got
It's within my reach
And the Sublime style's still straight from Long Beach
It all comes back to you, you'll finally get what you deserve
Try and test that you're bound to get served
Love's what I got
Don't start a riot
You'll feel it when the dance gets hot
Lovin'
It's what I got
I said remember that
Lovin'
It's what I got
I said remember that
I don't cry when my dog runs away
I don't get angry at the bill I have to pay
I don't angry when my mom smokes pot
Hits the bottle and goes right to the rock
Fuck it fight it it's all the same
To hang with Louie Dog is the only way to say sane
Let the Lovin' let the Lovin' come back to me
Lovin'
It's what I got
I said remember that
Lovin'
It's what I got
I said remember that
Lovin'
It's what I got
I said remember that
Lovin'
It's what I got
I said remember that
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Album: Sublime
Year: 1996
Containing one of the nineties' most recognized guitar solos (actually played by Miguel, not Bradley), What I Got became Sublime's biggest hit and most recognized song. Sadly, to this day many people still remember Sublime as "that 'What I Got' band." The positives do outweigh the negatives, however, because this is the track which jump-started national interest in Sublime and propelled them from SoCal shut-ins to triple platinum status.
The lyrics for the song, a partial take on reggae legend Half Pint's Loving, make this song nothing less than a modern day All You Need is Love (in fact, the instrumental is said to parallel another Beatles track, Lady Madonna), and it has become an unofficial anthem for millions of alt-rock listeners the world over.
An early version of this track exists on the Memories bootleg, where only the chorus is repeated, amidst the refrains of a partial cover of Bad Brains' Pay to Cum. This song was even predicted to be Sublime's biggest hit by Bradley himself, who drew up a proposed contract with Miguel on a napkin, describing the European release of Sublime's third studio album, and the first single, described as "lovin...is what i got."
Another interesting fact about this track can be discovered by listening very carefully at the very end of the track. If you turn up the volume, immediatley following the small burst of noise following the song, you can hear Bradley begin signing the lyrics to the Slightly Stoopid cover track Ain't No Prophet.
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