[Verse 1]
Take your cold hands and put them on my face
Sharpen your axe and your criminal ways
Lets go to town, and do what we did before
It's gonna hurt but we don't feel pain no more
[Chorus]
If you're alive can you say that you've tried
To be someone who's true?
Stuck in your shell, lookin' for help
Come on out and things will soon change
You've gotta keep your head up
[Verse 2]
Start your day by doing something good
Treat a friend the way you know you should
Like a cat in its cage
I feel we're pacing around and never getting our way
But if you know you're a mitt
Inside a sleeve that's a fit
Then that's as good as it gets
[Chorus]
If you're alive can you say that you've tried
To be someone who's true?
Stuck in your shell, lookin' for help
Come on out and things will soon change
You've gotta keep your head up
You've gotta keep your head up
You've gotta keep your head up!
[Bridge]
Moving quickly sure feels so empty
I've thought about it and all the while
I'm still doing the same old thing
I can't say that I'll change or I'll find a new way
Till I know who I am, that's right
Inside my head I know I've seen a dream
[Chorus]
If you're alive can you say that you've tried
To be someone who's true?
Stuck in your shell, lookin' for help
Come on out and things will soon change
You've gotta keep your head up
You've gotta keep it up!
I know that we'll find our way