[ti:Ups and Downs] [ar:Village People] [al:Cruisin'] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.40]Ups and Downs (Original Version 1978) - Village People [00:18.61]I gotta story for you [00:20.47]I just don't know what to do [00:22.40]You see I'm hung up on pills [00:24.28]I take them for my cheap thrills [00:26.07]I take pills all day and night [00:28.11]To try and make things all right [00:30.04]I take them when I feel down [00:32.09]And wanna fly [00:34.17]I wish I could end this trip [00:35.92]I have begun to like it [00:37.84]But truth is pills are not cool [00:39.88]I'd just be playing the fool [00:41.80]I know that reality [00:43.74]Is far away now from me [00:45.74]I wish I could find my way [00:47.66]Back to the ground [00:49.80]It's not around [00:51.61]It can't be found [00:55.68]I take my ups ups ups and downs [00:59.44]I take my ups ups ups and downs [01:03.36]I wish this madness would end [01:05.36]Where did this pill trip begin [01:07.13]I take my ups ups ups and downs [01:11.13]I take my ups ups ups and downs [01:15.08]I take my ups ups ups and downs [01:19.10]They're either red or they're blue [01:20.97]I take the white and orange too [01:22.91]I take my ups ups ups and downs [01:27.35]I just don't know what to do oh no [01:35.27]I feel so un-for real oh yes [01:42.99]I wish that I could end this trip [01:50.67]I just can't take no more [01:57.90]Take no more no no [02:02.13]No more [02:05.47]I take pills when I wake up [02:07.46]To get me out of my bed [02:09.42]I take pills when I go dance [02:11.42]To concentrate on the steps [02:13.30]I take pills when I go home [02:15.36]To help me fall fast asleep [02:17.19]I take pills when I work out [02:19.17]To reach my peak [02:21.25]Sometimes I feel very strange [02:23.01]Sometimes I forget my name [02:24.92]I can't remember the time [02:26.92]When real thoughts went through my mind [02:28.89]I need to throw all these pills [02:30.93]I have been popping away [02:32.77]I need to throw them away [02:34.79]Right now today [02:36.63]Right now today [02:38.71]Yes right away [02:42.60]I take my ups ups ups and downs [02:46.33]I take my ups ups ups and downs [02:50.36]Where did this pill trip begin [02:52.45]I wish this madness would end [02:54.22]I take my ups ups ups and downs [02:58.25]I take my ups ups ups and downs [03:02.12]I take my ups ups ups and downs [03:06.32]They're either red or they're blue [03:08.03]I take the white and orange too [03:10.14]I take my ups ups ups and downs [03:14.61]I said that I would quit today [03:22.47]I said that I would throw away [03:30.21]All the pills that I had you see [03:37.99]I want to be free [03:43.00]I wanna be free [03:46.90]I just want to be free [03:52.02]I want to be free yeah [03:57.77]Sometimes sometimes sometimes I don't even know my name [04:05.48]Sometimes sometimes sometimes I feel oh so strange [04:13.14]I take an up in the morning [04:16.99]I take me a down late at night [04:20.84]I take me a up early in the evening [04:24.80]I take me a down to make me feel all right [04:47.42]So now that you've heard my tale [04:49.06]I hope that you'll wish me well [04:50.88]I hope that you'll understand [04:52.73]I'm doing all that I can [04:54.79]To make this nightmare I've got [04:56.75]You know it takes a strong will [04:58.75]But I can do it real soon [05:00.61]I hope I will [05:02.68]Life has it's own ups and downs [05:04.41]They keep my head spinning round [05:06.33]Life has it's own ups and downs [05:08.20]When there are no pills around [05:10.16]So tell me why do I need [05:12.13]To keep on taking these pills [05:14.04]They've got me so that I feel [05:15.95]So un-for real [05:18.10]I think I'm ill [05:19.88]I need a pill [05:23.77]I take my ups ups ups and downs [05:27.66]I take my ups ups ups and downs [05:31.67]I wish this madness would end [05:33.52]Where did this pill trip begin [05:35.38]I take my ups ups ups and downs [05:39.38]I take my ups ups ups and downs [05:43.16]I take my ups ups ups and downs [05:47.31]They're either red or they're blue [05:49.02]I take the white and orange too [05:51.01]I take my ups ups ups and downs [05:54.97]I take my ups ups ups and downs [05:58.92]I take my ups ups ups and downs [06:02.71]Where did this pill trip begin [06:04.61]I wish this madness would end [06:06.71]I take my ups ups ups and downs [06:10.56]I take my ups ups ups and downs [06:14.32]I take my ups ups ups and downs