Been kicked around so long

you're starting to get used to how it feels


the taste of blood that's in your mouth


there's still somehow it always heals

don't know how you keep on getting up


from all those ghostly blows


and all that pain that lingers

deep down in the darkness where it grows





i know how hard it is

to keep your head up kid


to keep your head up


kid




and there you sit on high


all tucked away and locked up in the clouds

waiting for someone to finally


come along and take you out


into this bitter world

that also often treated you so cruel


when they turn away


you know that they will say that you're a fool




i know how hard it is


to keep your head up kid

i know how hard it is


to keep your head up kid




and so patiently


you waited for a love to come along


take you out into this bitter world

so often done you wrong


there you sit alone


and there you shed a solitary tear

listening to a song


you think that no one else would ever hear




i know how hard it is


to keep your head up kid

i know hard it is


to keep your head up

keep your head up

keep your head up


keep your head up

keep your head up