You Could Have It So Much Better

The last message you sent Said I looked truly down That I ought to 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 I'll get up on my own Get up on my own I'll get up on my own Yeah, I'll get up on my own I'll get up on my own I'll get up on my own I'll get up on my own, yeah 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 'Cause it won't be alright Oh no, it won't be alright Oh no, it won't be alright It won't be alright Unless you get up, get up Come on and get up, get up Why don't you get up, get up Come on and get up, get up So come on get up, get up Come on and get up, get up Unless you get up, get up So come on get up, get up, yeah Well I'm just a voice in your earpieces Telling you no It's not alright You know you could have it so much better You could have it so much better If you tried, if you tried, if you tried, if you tried So I'll get up on my own If you get up on my own Get up on my own Baby, get up on my own, yeah Get up on my own So come on up on my own Get up on my own So get up on my own, yeah Get up, get up Come on and get up, get up That's right get up, get up Come on and get up, get up Come on and get up, get up Get up, get up Come on and get up, get up Come on and get up, get up, yeah --- You Could Have It So Much Better - Franz Ferdinand