You might get lucky some days, not a drop of rain
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And you're too long on the town and you leave your trouble on the train
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And then there's only doubt until you're on your feet again
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There's only up or down
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The lucky boys upstairs with their penthouse views
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Making the ladies, making the news
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And I'm taking the orders and pouring the booze
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There's only up or down
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And they say no one likes a big mouth, yeah, but I've got one anyway
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Big as any fat cat, I say what I wanna say
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And I don't care if you listen, and I don't care if you walk away
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There's only up or down
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Shooting little stars
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Dying to be near
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Burn up along the way
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Into the atmosphere
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Shooting little stars
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Dying to be near
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I told the young bond salesman just the other day
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When I was his age I was sailing away
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I sailed the Russian sea, I've seen the Phillipines
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Down to Panama and all the way around
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Sometimes there's trouble on the ocean, sometimes there's trouble on the shore
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And there's always someone hoping there won't be trouble anymore
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It's an elevator, baby, get off on any floor
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There's only up or down
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Only up or down
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Up Or Down
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| Patty Griffin |
