You Could Have It So Much Better

The last message you sent

Said I looked really down

That I oughtta come over

And talk about it

Well I wasn't down

I just wasn't smiling at you yeah



As I look at us now it seems

That your slapping my back

as if it's alright

but it's not

I'm trying to get up

But you're pushing me down

Yeah you're pushing me down

So I'll get up on my own (x8)



Now there's some grinning goon

On my TV screen

Telling us all that

It's alright because

She wears this and

He said that and

If you get some of these

It'll all be alright

Yeah if you get some of these

It'll all be alright



Well I refuse

To be a cynical goon

Passing the masses

An easy answer

Because it won't be alright

Oh no it won't be alright

It won't be alright

It won't be alright



Unless you get up

Come on and get up

I need to get up get up

So come on get up get up

So come on get up get up

Unless you get up get up

So get up get up, yeah



Well I'm just a voice in your earpiece

Telling you know

It's not alright

You know you could have it so much better

You could have it so much better

If you tried (x4)

So get up on your own (x8)

So get up get up (x8)