Pickin’ Me Up

Lyrics

[Intro] Down! Up! Down! Up! Down! Up! Down! Up! (You're pickin' me up) Down! Up! (You're pickin' me up) Down! Up! [Verse 1] You're pickin' me up 'cause I've had such a bad day Life throws at you crap in so many ways Was so mad 'til you came my way (down! up! down!) You fall down, they'll walk right over you (ooh, ooh) So get up, get on, you gotta fight through (ooh, ooh) Fat farm, skinny school, we've lost the plot [Pre-Chorus] (Ooh) And it hurts to see the truth when we see it, yeah So let's all get smashed, 'cause no one cares [Chorus] Whoa, you're pickin' me up (down, up) You're pickin' me up (down, up) You're pickin' me up (down, up) You're pickin' me up, girl You're pickin' me up (down, up) What the hell? You're pickin' me up (down, up) What the hell? You're pickin' me up (down, up) Thank Christ for you You're pickin' me up (down, up) Thank Christ for you You're pickin' me up (down) [Verse 2] You're pickin' me up 'cause I had such a hard night Why does life feel like a fist fight? And big brother's proved that were losing our soul (down, up, down) It's all about what you got on you (ooh, ooh) So get up, get on, you gotta fight through (ooh, ooh) And Hear'Say's the new kings of rock and roll [Pre-Chorus] (Ooh) And it hurts to see the truth if we feel it (yeah, hey) So let's all get trashed, 'cause no one cares [Chorus] Whoa, you're pickin' me up (down, up) You're pickin' me up (down, up) You're pickin' me up (down, up) You're pickin' me up, girl You're pickin' me up (down, up) What the hell? You're pickin' me up (down, up) What the hell? You're pickin' me up (down, up) Thank Christ for you You're pickin' me up (down, up) Thank Christ for you You're pickin' me up (down) [Bridge] I'm gonna call my boss at midnight We're gonna quit our jobs tonight We won't fool ourselves no more, girl It's time to change (I'm gonna change) For the right (and do the shit) Come on, we'll party on through the night night night [Chorus] Whoa, you're pickin' me up (down, up) You're pickin' me up (down, up) You're pickin' me up (down, up) You're pickin' me up, girl You're pickin' me up (down, up) What the hell? You're pickin' me up (down, up) What the hell? You're pickin' me up (down, up) Thank Christ for you You're pickin' me up (down, up) Thank Christ for you You're pickin' me up (down, up) [Outro] In a world of pressure (down, up) Where lives come last (down, up) Technology's got us (down, up) Movin' so fast (down, up) But you're pickin' me up, girl (down, up) How do you do it? (down, up) Thank Christ for you (down, up) I turn on CNN and see sub African genocide (down, up) I look for you and you're right by my side (down, up) You're pickin' me up, girl (down, up) How do you do it? (down, up) Thank Christ for you (down, up) I drove ten thousand miles to jump off Niagara (down, up) I came back up 'cause you're my Viagra (down, up) Pickin' me up, girl (down, up) How do you it? (down, up) Thank Christ for you (down, up) Down! Up! Down! Up! Down! Up! Down! Up! Down! Up! Down! Up! Down! Up! Down! You're pickin' me up You're pickin' me up You're pickin' me up You're pickin' me up In a world of plenty that's run by thieves GA Convention Run by thieves 'Cause babies starve and are dead from the need In a world of plenty that's run by thieves GA Convention Run by thieves Sub African genocide Run by- GA Convention (Down! Up!) Sub African genocide Run by- GA Convention (Down! Up! Down!) GA Convention CNN- run by CEOs (Down! Up! Down!) Run- by- CEOs (Down! Up!) (Down! Up!)