Elvis Costello - I Can't Stand Up For (Get Happy!!)
I'm the living result
I'm a man who's been hurt a little too much
and I've tasted the bitterness of my own tears
sadness is all my lonely heart can feel
I can't stand up for falling down
I can't stand up for falling down
simple though love is
still it confused me
why I'm not loved the way I should be
now I've lived with heartaches
and I've roomed with fear
I've dealt with despair
and I've wrestled with tears
I can't stand up for falling down
I can't stand up for falling down
the vow that we made
you broke it in two
but that don't stop me from loving you
I can't stand up for falling down
I can't stand up for falling down
Elvis Costello - I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down (01:58)
Rare promo video from the 1980 'Get Happy' album. Enjoy!
have you, by any chance, heard the early demo version of this, its just guitar and his voice, it quite good, i personally think its better than the recorded song, you should check on it....
Autor: riles5446
2
I love puch the clock too!!
shouldn't be considered a guilty pleasure really..
Autor: saltemann
3
Heya, Char!
This is about two or three girls of the girls I was with during the Castle Rock-College years. I bet you can guess at least one of them. :)
Don't name her here though. :)
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Anyone else ever feel a similar sting?
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What does the song mean to you?
--Any insight on why Elvis wrote it?
Autor: TonyTuthill
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Thanks for posting all these...I truly love Punch the Clock...I know it doesn't get much love - can't understand why. Maybe the melodies are a bit too complex for some...I dunno.
Autor: Delphi333
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Tony, you are hitting on all cylinders with your picks...Riot Act, Party Girl, etc. Great job. Chemistry Class and New Lace Sleeves are two others with exceptional lyrics also - hey they are all good. "Trying to make a silk purse out of a sows arse" - I have had that relationship. What a great play on the phrase. Thanks!