From the recording Stay Tuned ©
The lyrics express feelings of being weighed down, struggling to clean up messes, wanting more but needing less, and being tired but wide awake. The song repeats the phrase "It's hard to be up when you're so weighed down" and ends with "UPSIDE DOWN, UPSIDE DOWN I AM TURNED AROUND, GOING UPSIDE DOWN."
Lyrics
IT’S SO EASY TO MAKE A MESS
BUT IT’S SO HARD TO CLEAN UP
I WANT MORE BUT I NEED LESS
IT’S HARD TO BE UP
WHEN YOU’RE SO WEIGHED DOWN
I WANT TO BE FREE OF MY POSSESSIONS
BEFORE THEY POSSESS ME
I’M TRYING TO LEARN FROM MY LESSONS
IT’S HARD TO BE UP
WHEN YOU’RE SO WEIGHED DOWN
I KNOW THE SUN FOLLOWS THE MOON
I KNOW TOMORROW WILL BE HERE SOON
GOT TO KEEP IT HERE, STAY TUNED
BUT IT’S HARD TO BE UP
I’M SO TIRED BUT I’M WIDE AWAKE
I CAN’T GO TO SLEEP
I’VE HAD ABOUT AS MUCH AS I CAN TAKE
IT’S HARD TO BE UP
WHEN YOU’RE SO WEIGHED DOWN
UPSIDE DOWN, UPSIDE DOWN
I AM TURNED AROUND
GOING UPSIDE DOWN
WORDS AND MUSIC BY IAN ALLEN ©