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Well, since my alarm clock is my ipod, I guess music gets me up in the morning! It’s such a major part of my life, I really don’t think I could live without music.

I think “It” might be my bladder. First pit stop, no exceptions.

I get up in the morning because I love it. The earlier the better. I usually get up at 5 a.m., but sometimes I just feel like getting up even earlier.

@ CMW – LOL, me too! Only mine gets me up BEFORE it’s time to get up most days and then I go back and snooze for another hour or so.

I think I have to copy Chris D’s answer (sorry Chris) but I’ll add to it by saying that I have set a song of my favorite singer/songwriter as my wake up tone, so it’s not just the music, it’s his voice that wakes me up every morning and puts a smile on my sometimes otherwise “I dont want to get up” face.

My answer is still essentially the same. I love the feeling of waking up, no matter how tired I might be. Taking a small walk early in the morning, smelling the flowers and breathing the fresh air just makes me appreciate life. Just the feeling of the early morning makes me want to get up.

Literally, at least one cup of coffee.

Figuratively, the desire to do my job to the best of my ability, to provide a good life for me and my family and to write something that will make someone stop what they’re doing, even for a moment, and say, “Hey, that was a really good article.”

“It” is my dog who is rather insistent about getting her trip out to the yard each morning, followed by her breakfast after which she heads back to MY bed for a nap while I’m showering and getting dressed to go to work.

Sometimes I just have to wonder which one of us is really in charge.

And thank you for validating my day, Brady.

Speaking of lyric sheet, any word on what song it’s for?

“It” for me is my job. I am an elementary school principal and love going to work every day to be with the kids and my amazing staff!

What gets me up in the morning is the mountain of student debt that I accumulated of the last decade and the job I have to work to pay it down. Getting there a little early to read the 9513 and see if Brody has quoted some Guy Clark song that I haven’t heard does help though.

@Mike K – The pressure is on now. There’s only so many Guy Clark songs to quote, but here’s a killer lyric from the first song he ever wrote:

Here’s a book of poems I got
From a girl I used to know
I guess I read it front to back
Fifty times or so
It’s all about the good life
And stayin’ at ease with the world
It’s funny how I love that book
And I never loved that girl

Clark never recorded it, but you can find it on Lyle Lovett’s cover album Step Inside This House. (Or check it out on Last.fm)

I get up in a good mood most mornings because I believe that a new morning is a new start. It’s a new start to do more things that I want or need to do. In a way, it’s kind of like making ut”New Day Resolutions.”

“It” is my 8 a.m. Economics class. I never look forward to going to it, but it forces me to wake up nonetheless.

The “It” that motivates me on weekdays is looking forward to tuning in Rush Limbaugh to see what nastiness and hijinks our new emperor and his Democrat cohorts in Congress have been up to the previous day. Well, you did ask…..

The belief that each day can be something new and exciting….a chance to be a better person…..and the fact that I have to be at work at a certain time to get paid…..

For most in the morning it’s about the “pee”…For me, it’s about the bling. Another day, another dollar and it pays to listen to ZBB!

What gets me up in the mornings? I have to get the kids up for school in the mornings. If its on the weekends, its usually someone wanting breakfast cooked or a song playing on CMT or GAC … whichever I have the sattelite programmed to turn to in the mornings!

The things that get me up…is my alarm clock, cell phone and tv. They all go off diferent times…and then I lay there to the last minute. Then I just think of how good the day is going to be…no matter if I go to work, run errands…see family and friends…or really do nothing. Life is good and you should always have a great spirit and feeling…..then your days should be all good!

What “It” is that gets me out of bed in the morning is definitely my wife snoring. Hearing that sound backs me want to get up and Bust my ass at work so she can do that all day. We are newlyweds and I’m trying to provide enough so she doesn’t have to work. So that makes me want to do the best I can everyday.

Honestly my girlfreind is deffently the one that wakes me up i get a text message or a phone call everyday saying good morning and she is the one that i wake up for

God gets me up every morning. Whether it be through the thought of having to go to work, my alarm, TV, the urge to tinkle, or whatever it is, God is behind it all. So my “it” is my God! What an awesome way to start a day!

My husband is laid off so the fact that I still have a job to support my family is the “IT” factor for me.

Curosity gets me up each day. The need to see what new adventure, challenge or mischief I can get myself into and how I will come out of it! :-)

Life… and my hunny’s sweet kisses :)

“This is the beginning of a new day. You have been given this day to use as you will. You can waste it or use it for good. What you do today is important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it. When tomorrow comes, this day will be gone forever; in its place is something that you have left behind…let it be something good.”

the “it” that gets me up in the morning is knowing that my grandfather who passed away a year ago is watching out for me and knowing that I’m carrying on the name i was given, which is the same as my fathers and his. I also know when i go into the air force after graduating college he will watch me through that as well.

What gets me up in the morning is the passion for my children. My 5 year old daughter and my 5 month old baby girl who’s my miracle child. The love for them no matter how hard things get while my husband is deployed keeps me getting up everyday and looking forward to what else God has in store for my life and those that surround me. Because as each day goes on, not only am I watching my children blossom into a new phase of their life, it’s another day closer to holding my husband again.

I’m not much of a morning person, and I usually sleep as long as I can. So I usually only have time for a cigarette (of the legal variety) and then head out the door.

My little girl is what motivates me to get out of bed in the morning. Before I had her, I would sleep until 10 or 11am. Now, if I sleep until 8am that’s sleeping in. It’s a pleasure to see her smiling face in the morning.

I hear my alarm going off. Then i get up, and take a hot shower. That is the only way that i can get up at 6:30A.M. If i had it my way i would get up after noon.

The thing that gets me up in the morning would have to be just life. I love it. For the first time in awhile, everything seems to be falling into place. I just got out of a one year relationship that wasn’t very healthy and I feel free to be myself again. I just graduated from a community college with an Associate’s degree and I’m now going to a 4-year university to get a teaching degree, I plan on teaching 2nd/3rd graders. I can’t wait to begin my teaching career! I’m about to turn 19 here in about a month, and I’m pretty excited about that too! My birthday present is tickets to a Zac Brown Band concert… yep, life is definitely what gets me up in the morning with a smile on my face. :)

The only thing that gets me up in the morning these days is thought of a large cup of coffee. In particular, Bad Ass coffee. You need to get you a cup when you come to Jacksonville, FL

What gets my day going is listening to music from Zac Brown, Toby Keith, Tim McGraw, Dierks Bentley, Sugarland, Trace Adkins, Taylor Swift, Alan Jackson . . . and all the other GREAT COUNTRY MUSIC PERFORMERS.

County Music IS America! May Freedom forever fly . . . Let it ring!

what wakes me up is the radio alarm clock, but what actually gets me up and going is knowing that my amazing dog, max needs me to let him out to do his business.

What gets me up in the morning is my daughter, followed closely by my dogs. They are all ready to start the day with food, and loves from my husband and me. I wouldn’t trade sleep for that time with them.

I get up every morning thinking today will be a better day for my whole family. Plus if that did not motivate me enough our 3 dogs would supply further motivation.

God allows me to wake up in the morning. With this privelege I will live this day to its fullest. I will live,love,and laugh like there is no tomorrow, because tomorrow may never come. My family and friends will know that I have given every heartbeat to their existence. The saddest part about leaving is that nobody ever gets to say goodbye.

It is knowing that every day is a brand new day!

My children…they are usually getting into something…I’m only twenty and I wake up to three little guys…but its a great way to start the day

“It” is knowning that I am loved, I am healthy and I am exactly where I want to be in life.

I wake up to Chicken Fried playing on my phone as my alarm ring tone. If I dont have to wake up to the alarm clock, then I get woke up by my sons jumping on my bed to get my attention! Either way I love waking up, Ive got 2 great ways to start the day!

what gets me up in the morning is the thought of getting to see my beautiful girls friends face and the nice wet mud flinging from the tires of a truck.

Whatever it is that gets me up in the morning is my beautiful Liv as she shouts out mom cmere (which means come here). Its a great sound. I would love a ZBB lyrics for a reason I have been wanting for years I do scrapbooking (Cheese I know.)and I am trying to do another scrapbook page on the many times have seen ZBB. Long story but I have been bugging my hubby to type them for me for awhile.Our whole family loves you guys and we are so excited to see you making it big. So KUDOS to you all! Cant wait to see you again soon.

Pretty much the only reason I get out of bed in the morning is the eternal hope that one day, I’ll be able to spend my life with that someone special I’ve been waiting for for 22 years. As hopeless as it seems at times, I hold on. As dawn breaks and I clear my eyes, stretch, and set my feet on the cold hardwood floors, I think… one more day, one more chance that maybe I’ll see his face for the first time and maybe he’ll make me smile and maybe, just maybe, we’ll be happy. Hope, that’s what gets me out of bed.

what gets me up in the moring is my dream to become a massage therapist and my loving boyfirend who supports me in whatever i do.

I get up every morning for my children. Although they are all teenagers now, and are very independent, they are what keeps me going and alive. I am newly divorced and in my late 30’s, but looking forward to every moment I have with my wonderful children. I don’t ever want to take any moment for granted with them. I enjoy our time together to the fullest!!!! Now, I am just searching for the man that I am supposed to be with for the rest of my life.

I wake up for two things in the morning…One is my future, as I am a college student getting for a career in account, and I wake up only looking to learn and get ready for life in the real world. The other thing I wake up for is the best parts of my day…my fraternity, playing trumpet in jazz band, my friends, the music I listen to (ZBB and DMB), etc.

Well our donkey starts off with his braying, then the rooster wakes up and gives us his opinion. Then the chickens start waking up the pigs, who get the cows asking to be fed. At this point my son wakes up and climbs in bed wanting to be fed too. I get up and make him eggs, bacon and a big glass of milk. (I still haven’t figured out how to get back at the donkey.)

I wake up to my Cd Player always playing your songs. It’s a wonderful way to start my day off right.

God, my beautiful children, sunshine and hope.

hey guys i love that song chicken frie what gets me going in the moring is my self i get up at 7 am and go to work me and my gril friend sing that song everytime it comes on becaues we are big fans and i got her in to contry

i wake up in the morning to the annoying buzzing of my alarm clock. Weekdays i awake to be on time to class so my college professor cannot yell at me. Other times i just wake up to watch the sun rise. I love to take the boat out early to watch the sun rise over the Gulf Of Mexico.

‘It’ is holding the woman of my life for five more minutes after the alarm has gone off. ‘It’ is catching her eye from across the room and having time stand still just for us. ‘It’ is having the memories of all the good completely make better any little bit of bad.

What gets me up and going in the morning is that I have another chance to make this day better than the last whether it is doing a better job at work or showing my granddaughters how to cook something new or finding that someone to love me forever..

The thought of pushing back my curtains and peering out at life–the sun streaming into my room, the other college kids scuttling about to get to their lovely 8am classes. Of turning on the CMT and making my bed as I hum along with some country tunes. That’s what gets me up.

What is “IT” that gets me up in the morning?
My “girls”. Some of my friends have sons and love to talk about what “manly” things they do with them. But I would not trade the feeling of a little girl reaching up when you walk in from a hard day of work and begging you to play “dogs” or “cooking”. Maybe not the most manly things in the world, but to me I would not trade that “it” factor of my daughters for the world and all the sons in it.

As a person who is struggling to keep my head above water in terms of student-to-real world transitioning (thanks to the economy meltdown), I’d say what keeps me up and running is the fact that my fiancee is supporting both of us since she has a stable job (special education) where even the government can’t discipline or ignore. I, too, have a certification in special education, but am just twiddling my thumbs and waiting on the extensive, loooong process of approval and certification/fingerprint cards. I thank her for her patience and endurance, even though, I do get some monthly security benefits, but hardly anything that will pass on in the long run.
Me thinks I’m starting up a country song out of this paragraphical soliloquy and the next few year’s single will contain depression-ish song based on Bush’s undoing and (hopefully) Obama’s outgoing performance. Enuff said.

What is “IT” that gets me up in the morning?
It was fear of what my girls would get into while mommy slept.Now it is fear of the time I would miss with them before they start there day. Befor long I wont have those morning talks,laughs,and kiss’.So “IT” for me is LOVE AND TIME FOR MY DAUGHTERS

My Whatever it is that wakes me up in the morning is my motivation to get up and go to class. I am school to become a teacher because i belive that if i can convince at least one student in my life time that he/ she can be whatever they want to be when they grow up. All they need to do is set a goal and go for it. If i can do that my life would be worth every minute that i have lived. That is why my whatever it is to wake up in the morning is to go to class and to get my teaching degree. <3 I also LOVE this song it means so much to me in so many different ways!

“It” is the prospect of a new day, a new start, where I can hang with my friends, and make a little food.

i get up in the morning because i look forward to every day of my life sharing it with the person i love and trying to make a difference in the lives of the people i work with. in my profession i don’t think people realize how much a smile can affect someones day. being a nurse i try to make a difference in a persons life in big ways but i don’t ignore the little things either. you may never know how much your smile can make a difference. as busy as people are today they don’t think about it but something as simple as that can make a huge difference.

The chance that I may make somebody else’s day a little better is the “it” that gets me up in the morning. Whether that is helping one of my students, helping someone stranded on the road get going again, or just making somebody smile.

My mornings start in the late afternoon, since I work the night shift at UGA (GO DAWGS!!). The desire to not miss any quality time with my new husband (two years in April, but it’s still new!), and to not miss any time catching up on the day with my teenage children. Add to that I have a ROCKIN job and ZBB keeps me company most of the way to work and home…

With all of that to look forward to every day, why would “IT” NOT get you up??

Sidenote: Whatever It Is is not only my husband’s song to me, it is also the first song we danced to as a married couple!!

My “it” is providing for my family. Making sure they are taken care of, and always have a smile on their faces.

It has to be listening to music 1st thing. Various types….. getting inspired to share all that is good… into the day…. these days The Zac Brown band is on that list. Thanks guys you inpire me to inspire others. Keep on jammin :-)

What gets me up in the morning? My brother, who died for our freedoms over in Iraq back in August of 2003 at the mere age of 20 and my boyfriend who is currently in Iraq, continuing that same fight that my brother was apart of 6 years ago in March when it first began. Every morning is one morning closer to seeing his face and filling the void of seeing someone who I love and who is fighting our our country..finally coming home, safe and sound :)

I’d say what “it” is that gets me up in the mornings is I’m able to count down the days I get to see my son. Going through a bitter divorce where where my S/O is doing all she can to keep me away from him.

I work the night shift, so my morning comes at about 4 in the afternoon. “It” is listening to my family, trying so hard to NOT wake me up….the giggling kids, the ’shhhushing’ husband, the scurrying feet and peeking around the corner of the bedroom door…..the inevitable “Mama!!!!!” and “Morning, Babe,” when I come down the hall. The kisses and hugs….the stories about their day….the dog jumping around my feet, and the cat taking off to hide until the commotion dies down…

And I love it…every minute of it. Everyone should be loved like that.

There are a few things that get me up in the morning – probably at least what usually gets everyone up… the need to go to work and make a simple living.

But to be really honest (and I’m going to sound like a hopeless romantic here) the “it” that gets me up in the morning is my fiancee, Austin. We live in different cities right now but the chance I have to talk to him everyday and those stolen weekends when I get to see him when I wake up is really the “it” that gets me through the day. Our wedding is coming up on March 14th and I can’t wait until the day that I get to wake up and see him every morning!

well i guess since i served overseas and came home in one peice.what gets me up at 5 oclock in the mornin is the fact that if soldiers are still doin what they do the least i can do is get up early n have a cup of coffee in there honor.i really dont have to get up but if they have to then i feel its my duty as a cavillion to get up.because these guys do it everyday to protect our way of life
god bless them
the best part of waking up is knowing i can because of them.

My “it” is life! I wake up everyday with a smile on my face- ready to see what the new day brings! Life is such an incredible adventure! A fresh pot of coffee also gives me the extra energy I need too! And a lot of Chicken Fried! :)

The “Whatever It Is” that gets me up in the morning are my dogs “Bella and Daisy”. All I have to do is stir alittle bit and they’re at the side of my bed trying to get my attention by sticking their heads under the edge of the cover. The more I stir the more excited they get.

In most mornings i wake up way too early for my schedule. My ipod usually plays one of my more upbeat country songs such as “She’s Country” by Jason Aldean. I wake up at around 5:45am and i leave my house a 7:00am. I wake up this early so i can make myself necessities to get me through the day like sweet tea, my elaborate lunches (PB&J everyday), and i have to warm up my car since i live in NY and its 4 degrees in the morning

The “it” that gets me up in the morning is the sound of my girls asking for pancakes. The thought that everyday I get up is another day to make a better life for them. If it wasn’t for my kids and my wife, it would be easy to stay in bed. The fact that I hold their future in my hands always makes me jump right out of bed….or get pushed by my wife on those hard mornings

For me its knowing that each day i get up i am helping people that need it. And the more i do here the faster me and every other soldier can go back home to our families.

Well, the reasn I set my clock and coffee maker is kids. My own, Joe, Jamie, Kelly and Becca, and others. Must keep the world going safe and strong for them!

My son Joe! Just the thought of his smile and his 4-year old energy puts a smile on my face!

Usually what gets me up in the morning is…my bladder! But the reason(s) I stay up are my 3 sons. They make every day worth waking for, no matter how hard I know that day might be.

“It” is usually my cat’s paw on my face. Gently, no claws and usually a quick meow. Once out of bed, “It” is the desire to see what the day will bring and how I can add something positive to it. I try to add laughter.

What “it” is that gets me up in the morning is knowing what a loving fantastic family I have who love me enough to support me in my move to Nashville, TN to pursue a career in the music Business. I’ll be studying at Belmont University and going downtown to do the “country thing”.

The “it” that gets me up and ready for the world is my son James. Noting in the world can compare to the feeling when a child wakes you up with the biggest smile.

My wife is “it.” I chose this song as our first dance at our wedding in May. I listento it whenever i get the chance. ZBB yall are amazing. Love the parking lot version also.

Being a cancer survivor, I love waking up to see the sunrise and knowing I have been given another day to enjoy “life”.

What gets me up in the mornings is my animals…seriously, the minute I stir, they are jumping all over me wanting me to let them out and feed them!! I have been following Zac Brown for over 10 years…this band ROCKS!

I have to say “it” is many things. My dairy farming country girlfriend to my friends. but most of all my family gets me up and keeps me going.

Well what usually gets me up in the mornings is my alarm clock. It takes alot to get me motivated in the mornings lol. I’m still not fully awake until I get in my car to go to work, Turn on my CD player (which has had the Foundation in it since it’s release) listen to “Toes” and drink a mountain dew. I follow that by turning on my local country radio station to see if there’s anything new with the band, and listen to “Chicken Fried” because they play it about the same time every morning. So…I guess you could actually say that I “WAKE UP” to the band Every day! What a good way to start the day!

What gets me up every morning is my son. Zac Brown’s song, “Highway 20 Ride” is a driving force for me. That song explains how it feels for me to be away from my son and also how I feel when I’m going to see him. Just being near my son lifts me up and keeps me driving towards being the best father I can be.

“it” would be the possibility of influencing someone without even knowing it. Making an good impact on a strangers life is really one of the key things that helps me get up in the morning…a simple smile or hello…cheezy, yes, but things like that make me happy.

The excitement of seeing the smile on the face of my almost 5 month old son Liam and giving him his first bottle of the day. Usually around 6:00am!

My ADHD kids get me up in the morning – screaming and yelling because they need their meds! This is not the best wake up call but at least it gets me up!

Why do I get up each morning? I have four awesome teenagers that I get to watch grow into adults. They are 16, 17, 18 and 19. Drew, Melynda, Patience and Zack – they are the reason I get up. Every day is a new experience. And my brother’s triplets that were born November 17, 2008 – I am an Aunt for the first time to triplet nephews and they are part 2 of why I get up each morning – to be their favorite Aunt.

I am most certainly not a morning person, but I have the most incredible and fun 4-year-old son who loves mornings, and days, and nights. He simply loves life! That is what I live for-that smile on his face as he crawls into my bed to snuggle in the morning before school, that laugh that makes anyone around him laugh, the touch of his sweet hand as we walk across the street, the millions of questions that spill out of his curious mind each and every day, that willingness to love and befriend anyone no matter their shape or size or the color of their skin, and even that little mischevious side of him that keeps me on my toes. I have been incredibly blessed with a super cool, amazingly smart, and wonderfully fun child and, even though I am still not a morning person, I don’t want to miss a single moment of his life! I live to know his heart, and he in turn brings out the kid in me and the person I want to be. I don’t know what I may have done in my life to make me deserve such a special gift, but I thank God for giving me the greatest reason in the world to get up each morning and live my life. My son is my hero and he doesn’t even have a clue.

Not knowing what the day has in store gets me up in the morning

I get up every morning to have a quiet house to myself for a while, then hit the gym, and be back home in time to make breakfast for the kids. Love to watch them drag their butts into the kitchen on autopilot. They’re wide awake and laughing inside of 2 minutes.

My son is what gets me up in the morning. He’s amazing! He’s 17 months old. I don’t want to miss anything. Everything is a new experience for him. It’s all so fresh and brand new. He loves music and he’s just like me when he hears a new song he likes. His face lights up and he looks at me with this wonder of enjoyment that we all know that music brings. That’s what get’s me up in the morning every day!

My “it” in the morning is remembering my 4 year old daughter’s words…”Mommy I want to keep you forever”. I have to get up and do my best to succeed everyday as her Mommy, provider and friend–she is my “it” so that she can keep me in her forever.

The fact that my wonderful wife and I our having our first child would be my reason for getting up and going. The worries of providing for them in todays world is enough to get me out of bed any time of night if it means making an extra dollar. Having good music such as “toes” and “where the boats leaves from” are always a good bonus to have in the morning.

My “it” that gets me up in the morning…is actually a “they.”
My young daughters wake and I can instantly hear the pat of their feet on the floor, and the humming or singing of their sweet voices as they enter my room and climb up into my bed to cuddle with me for a quick minute or two before we start the day!
I couldn’t ask for anything more priceless than that!!!

The most important thing that gets me up in the morning is the possibility to provide service to someone else. I work as a firefighter and I know that no matter how minor something might be to me, someone called because they think it is an emergency. To be able to help them makes it worth getting out of bed for.

What gets me up in the mornings is my 1 year old little man! Yes, it’s usually me waking him up, but I just can’t wait to see his beautiful blue eyes and hear his sweet little laugh. “It” is Gavin who gets me up! God has blessed me in so many ways, why wouldn’t I get up in the morning?

What gets me up in the morning is my the love of my daughter and the husband. The love of family is so important especially in time of need.My dad has been very sick and is losing the battle. At this time of my life this situation I’m in you really are thankful for what you have and how important family is. They most definitley have ” Whatever IT is”.

My puppy’s sweet kisses and in the morning get me out of bed — she’s always so excited to simply “be”. A dog’s unrelenting energy and love for life remind us that life’s not so bad :)

I get up in the morning to write songs and play my guitar! Love your music it’s great inspiration!

Chris

“IT” is my provider, my protector, my Father, my creator, my God. My life has been a roller coaster of successes and failures, and the successes have all been His work; the failures have been my work. Currenlty, those successes include my gorgeous wife, two incredible little boys, and a great life with everything I need. It blows me a way.

Hope and anticipation…the hope that I’ll be a better husband, a better lover, a better father, a better worker, a better friend and a better man than I was yesterday. And the anticipation to see if I can pull this thing off just one more day…

The “IT” that gets me up, is knowing I get to spend another day with my wife and contribute to the life we continue to build.

“It” is usually my job duties that get me up in the morning–my preference would be to sleep til noon and start my day then! Hard to be a night owl with a day job…

Counting my endless blessings.

The “IT” that gets me up in the morning is my beautiful 7.5 week old son. When I walk up to him in his crib and he starts smiling and cooing when he sees me that’s enough for me to know he and I will have a great day.

I wake in the morning:
for the chance to love my sweetheart even greater than yesterday;
to give thanks for my blessings today; and
to teach my kids what they’ll need to know for tomorrow.

“It” is the love of my 7yr old son Zack (coincidence) jumping on me in bed because he can’t wait to discover what happened since he went to sleep last night. You guys rocked Knoxville. See you April 19.

My three kids – 8, 5 and 1 – get me up in the morning. I lost my job late last year and I owe it to them to get my rear end out of bed and try to find work. I owe it to them.

I married my wife because she has whatever it is. Besides that ZBB is the only “country” I will listen to……… Tell Eric(FOH Engineer) Big Schwoop says “hey”

Love of life.
My family, my country, my small farm and all the work that goes into it… it’s all part of the same thing that makes me get up before the sun and get out there and move. :)

What gets me out of bed in the morning is knowing that I’ve been blessed with another day with my children and husband. I know that no matter what the day brings, the love that we have as a family is what life is all about, the kisses, the singing, the laughter, the tears. Wouldn’t change a thing!!!

I use the sweet sounds of life in my very busy house to wake me every morning. I have the most amazing family that supports me and all my decisions. I have the most amazing partner. We support each other 100%. The thought of her being in my life wakes me up every morning, with the thought of seeing her. I just recently got turned on to the Zac Brown band, and smile everytime Chicken Fried comes on. This songs holds so true to the south and has created memories for me.

It’s my wife, my son and my God. Every day I get up to 2 smiling faces that love me. That makes all the hard work in the day to come worth it. I work 2 jobs and the way I see it it’s one job for each of them so my wife can raise our baby. I also ask God every day to let me be a light for him and if He will let me be some one’s ordinary angel. That’s what it is that keeps me going.

I would have to say that thing that gets me up in the morning is the strength I get from being a single mother. It’s not easy having another human being depend on you for everything. Its a heavy weight but one that I chose freely. The love I have for my son and the desire to give him a better life than I had or could even imagine having is what gets me up in the morning. :)

It my Golden Retriever that gets me up in the morning, unfortunately it is her stomach that runs her life.FOOD FOOD FOOD

“it” is the unknown, the wonder of what the day might bring. I learned a long time ago to expect the unexpected. My 4 sons never fail to amaze and surprise me.

Well my “it” that gets me up in the morning is my Husband with a fresh cup of coffee and a good morning. Whom has also been known to play a soft song on the guitar for me to wake too.

“it” is god that gets me up in the morning. He blesses me with each new day..

The excitement of a new day and the opportunities it will bring. You never know the difference you can make in someones life just by being yourself and helping where you can and remembering “you’re here for a fun time not a long time”!

In the morning, i look forward to a warm cup of joe, and that always long drive to work; listening to the songs that i love. thinkin’ about the girl of my dreams.

“It” is my kids. I am a recently single mom of 3 beautiful daughters and I need to provide for them.

Just the fact that I am blessed enough to be spending one more day with the people I love! The absolute best is waking up to my bf Geoff. I am a grouch in the morning and he changes everything.

The “IT” that gets me up in the morning is being able to plant my feet on the floor and thank god for letting me be healthy and here on earth to start another day! There are people in situations and sickness that are not able to do so!! And to be as blessed as I am with 2 wonderful kids,family,and friends. I have learned you cannot get upset about the things u cannot change or have any control over. Smiles =)

my smiling little girls…they always wake me up and are always sooo pleasant!!!

I have to say my 3 year old daughter. She doesn’t actually wake me up…I LOVE to wake up before her and watch her sleep and breath. She’s soo peaceful and serene seeing that first thing in the morning kinda makes my day, I don’t know what I’d do without her.

its the fact that i hve to be at work at 7 monday through friday. its programed in my brain.

My daughter is what inspires me and gets me going. She has been through 21 surgeries and still wakes up every morning with a smile. She loves listening to the Zac Brown Band. Thanks for wonderful music!

it = tailgating

Things I live for: My son, Zak. My hubby, Scot. My dog, Gizmo. And warm sunny days at the sand bar on Lake Oconee…..

zac i love your music. my alarm clock has a CD player and i have a mixed CD with a ton of ur songs on it. i set it so that when it goes off it plays Chicken Fried. i know mpst of ur songs exept the ones on your new album The Foundation. i would love to have that album but im only 9 and have no way to get the money for it. i would love to have but i aint got the money. im a huge fan and woulg love to have the lyrics of a song written by you. please Zac just pick me to get the album and the hand written copy of the lyrics.

The reason I get out of bed in the morning is b/c I don’t take my life for granted…I love each and every day. There are many men and women overseas fighting for our rights and we should ALL appreciate them. My 2 older brothers, my sister-in-law, and my boyfriend are all in the United States Army and my appreciation for ALL of our fighting men and women are the reason that I get out of bed every morning.

My two little angels, Brody (5) and Mackenzie (3) get me up every morning…funny thing is, they always wake up with smiles on their faces! What a way to start the day! Mackenzie knows all the words to “Chicken Fried” – sings them all the time. When we play it in the car she has to wear her sunglasses. When she’s playing with her brother you can catch her humming it. My husband got us all hooked on you guys and now every time your songs play, our kids say, “that’s our favorite song!” – no matter which song of yours it may be. Keep them coming…

What gets me up in the morning?? Well, it has to be work. Stange, huh? Things are changing there and it is the challenges that I know I will be facing each day and knowing that I can meet them. At the end of the day I feel accomplished, happy and satisfied.

I’m not much awake until after my shower but what really wakes me up is listening to you guys on my IPod while getting ready for the day. Chicken Fried just puts me in the mood to have a good day. Free just rocks …and puts me in the mood to have a good day. Highway 20 makes me think of my son and how difficult it is raising him as a single mother. Toes…(well I don’t listen to that one with my son around) Nothing like a five year old singing that first line to grandma!! :) Love you guys..keep rockin!

The thing that gets me up in the morning is love. Knowing that I LOVE my boys so much and going to work provides for their little wants and needs. I live for them. I can honestly say if it wasn’t for them I would just sleep the day away.

I would have to say it is my children that is what gets me going; that is my own children in my home and the children I work with in my community to keep safe in their own homes. Coffee also helps me out.

I owe I owe it’s off to work I go! I work as a service advisor in a car dealership,I get to listen to the radio as I work.Thank you Zac Brown Band for the great tunes :)

I would love to say my kids get me up in the morning, but that is just half the truth…they make me want to get up in the morning so I can go to work and support them and my wife and hopefully pass on the same habits to pass on to their families when they get older and have kids. I just want to pass on the same hard working American spirit that I have. That to me is what should wake up every American.

What gets me up in the morning is my wife. She dont actually wake me but just knowing she has been my rock for the past 18 years just makes me wanna get up and spend time with her before heading off to work where all I do is think about her and what we are gonna do together that evening. She really does have Whatever It Is.

the music gets me up in the morning just getting up to play musid every moring is an amazing feeling

It is simple, just trying to make a better life for me and those around me. Kinda corny, but simple< the way you guys do with your music.

It’s the sun shining, the birds singing, and the love of my family and friends. It’s a cold nose nudging me saying, “Come on Mom, let’s go play outside” from a 3-year old Australian Shepard. It’s everything that makes me world go ’round. It’s whatever it is, and it puts me to sleep at night too.

A pair of brown eyes, a pair of blue eyes, and two sweet voices saying, “Mommy, WAKE UP!!”

The opportunity for new experiences is what “it” is that gets me up in the morning.

My 2 beautiful boys is what gets me up every morning-i just cant wait to see what they will do next.

My motivation for “Whatever IT is” would be my job and what is waiting for me at that job when I get there. I’m a hospice nurse and being the smiling face that patient sees first thing in the morning and the gratitude these terminally ill patients show me for my care is all it takes to get me out of bed, humming a song, and making my day and life more complete. Death is a celebration of someones’ life and I’m proud to be a part of that special event. PS. I have Whatever it is as my ringtone, thnx for that anthem for women…I wanna be one of those “Whatever it is” in someone’s life one day :)

coffee and WGN News in the Morning! what gets me up in the morning is the fact that I am afraid I would miss something if I did not get out of bed. you never know what is waiting for you if you do not get out there…

My “it” are my babies. I am a foster mom. I have one biological son and 3 foster children. My two babies are 10 months and 2 months old. I hear them start to fuss so I get up and make their bottles. Most days I can do them individually, one after the other. But there has been a couple days where I had to manage feeding both at the same time. I love them and wouldn’t trade them for anything. Even though I am not much of a morning person, :)

What gets me up in the morning and starts my day! The idea that you never no when the day will come when you don’t wake up. So enjoying each and every minute of it that I can, is my inspritation.

“it” is knowing that I can listen to ZBB in my downtime.

“it” is the sound of my phones alarm witch is set to the song “Free”.

The “It” that gets me up every morning is knowing that as tired as I maybe, and as long as my weeks are between engineering school and a full time job, that one day it will pay off. One day it wont be pay check to pay check and the struggles of my familys blue collar life will in this generation be rewarded. To know that when I have kids I wont have to struggle like my mother did. Thats all I need to get up and do it all over again!

My radio alarm clock goes off, and the morning DJ has the most annoying voice. I alway push the snooze button, and then the Jack Russell jumps on the bed and gets in my face. “time to potty”! Let the dog out, go potty my self, put my sweats on and get kids out of bed. Of couse the dog is back in helping get everyone out of bed.
I feel so blessed to be able to wake up every day.

Everyday when i wake up the thing that gets me going is waiting to see the first smile from my 10 month old baby girl!! When she smiles at me i just melt and no matter what happens throughout the day or at work no matter how bad it is i know when i get home and get that smile again NOTHING else matters!!!

I’m a nanny for two great kids, when my alarm goes off I know in about 30 mins I will be watching them. I am so blessed to have these kids in my life for the fact that I cant have any of my own.

I get up in the morning because I have to. I stayed up too late, so I wish I could sleep in.

Knowing that I can achieve so much more than everyone tells me I can is what gets me up every morning!!

The fact that I am ONE day closer to seeing ZBB perform somewhere in the Midwest is what gets me up in the morning! ;-)

Normally it is my radio set to maximum volume. If it wasn’t turned up, I’d just lay there in my sleep and listen.

What is “it” that wakes me up every morning? Well, besides my three alarms, no joke 3!, I’d say my friends, family and my one of a kind Pup, Orion, who’s half Dingo and half German Shepherd. Keeping in touch with the one’s I love is truly a blessing. Thanks for the great music! Keep it coming! I was at the Snoqualmie Casino, outside Seattle, WA for ZBB’s FREE show a week ago and it was AMAZING!!

The thought of seeing the Unconditional Love and Innocence in my children’s eyes. Knowing that my husband will Love me no matter what I say or how nutty I may act.

What “it” is……because I know that my kids count on me to be there and get them ready for the day (and I have to go to work too)

the ‘whatever it is” that gets me up and motivated in the am , is knowing i can get up and finally hear this awesome song on the radio, it is about time…i love this song!!!! it is amazing

What gets me up in the morning is a job I love and the man I love that’s “Whatever IT is”. LIFE gets me up in the morning. I can sleep when I’m dead :)

What gets me up in the morning is the hope of finding the man that has “IT” for me.

The sermon today said it all “Understand your past; embrace the present, and look forward to the future”

I get up because I know what I have, all the wonderful people that make up my friends and family. And the knowledge that today is a new day to make the best of and experience.