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