Life is full of ups and downs
It feels like I'm six feet under ground
Right now I'm feeling so low
It's a feeling I don't want to know
I work all day and I get no pay
I do the same three-sixty every day
I'm stuck in this ditch
It seems I'm down here to stay
This life's a bitch in this ditch every day

All I have are my words from thoughts
No one taught me
It's all self-taught
The words fall from thoughts at will
That's all fine but it doesn't pay the bills
I'm at the opposite end of the tunnel light
Seems like a long time ago that light went out of sight
I've been heading in this direction for the longest time
I need to find a turn and find some peace of mind

I've always tried to do more than what it takes
I've forgotten what it's like to catch a break
It's not just me
There's other souls too
There's always someone out there just like you
Stressful days, heads just above the waves
That feeling of always going down
Do yourself a favor and take a good look around
There's plenty to grab on to up there on solid ground

Life is full of ups and downs
There's less ups than there are downs
It's just that the ups never stick around
Maybe it's even who's to know
All the downs are down here with me
Just when it looks like the ladder is free
Someone steps in line just in front of me
I've been down here too long
Living proof of something gone wrong
Please, I need to go up
Point me to that door and then I'll shut up

There are two elevators with just one shaft
I want the one that will take me up fast
One plays muzak and the other has no sound
No matter which one I choose it aways takes me down
I grow weaker every day
I don't even have to dig
Beleive me when I say my ditch is very big
It grows deeper every day
It grows bigger and it's only one-way
Stuck in this hole year after year
Always hoping to break free and clear

It feels like I'm six feet under ground
Here in my darkness
In the silence of my sound
Searching for the light
In the darkness of the night
Down so deep there's no light in sight
Life is full of ups and downs
It feels like I'm six feet under ground
Right now I'm feeling so low
It's a feeling no soul should know

09/25/2016

Author's Note: Lyric

Posted on 09/25/2016
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