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Artist: Franz Ferdinand
Canonical path: /franz-ferdinand/you-could-have-it-so-much-better
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You Could Have It So Much Better
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You Could Have It So Much Better
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The last message you sent said I looked truly 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 all alright, but it's not, I tried to get up
But you're pushing me down, yeah, you were pushing me down
So I'll get up on my own, get up on my own
Get up on my own, get up on my own, yeah
I'll get up on my own, get up on my own
Get up on my own, 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
And if you get some of these it'll all be alright, yeah
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
I know they won't be alright, they won't be alright
Unless you get up, get up, come on and get up, get up
Unless you get up, get up, come on, get up, get up
So come on you get up, get up, come on, get up, get up
Unless you get up, get up, so get up, get up, yeah, that's right, a-ha, yeah, alright
Well, I'm just a voice in your earpiece
Telling you: "no, it's not alright"
You know you could have it so much better
Oh, you could have it so much better
If you tried, if you tried, if you tried, if you tried, ooh
So get up on your own, get up on your own
Get up on your own, really, get up on your own, yeah
Get up on your own, so get up on your own
Get up on your own, so get up on your own, yeah
Get up, get up, come on, get up, get up, that's right
Get up, get up, come on, get up, get up, come on
Get up, get up, yeah, get up, get up, come on
Get up, get up, come on, get up, get up, yeah
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