Discover the story of the song > You Gotta Move – Aerosmith

The protagonist is singing about how everyone has to move when the Lord decides it's time. It doesn't matter if you're high or low, rich or poor, when the Lord decides it's time, you have to move. The protagonist mentions seeing a woman who walks the street and a policeman on his beat, but even they have to move when the Lord decides. The message of the song is that we must all be ready to move when it is our time, no matter who we are.