Wanna be up Don't wanna be down Don't wanna see life go 'round this way I'm going as fast as I can Just a kid in a backstreet alley, working everyday People stop and they look at him and they say he sings like Myrtle Mae He can't work a full day, he can't earn a dollar, he can hurt you with his ways You do everything he wants you to Did he work you all the time? Did you wanna run and hide? Did you turn your face and cry? Like I knew... Knew... Knew... I had fell under his smile I had felt his staring eyes You might think that he's real cool I know, he's a real big dud Did he work you all the time? Did you wanna run and hide? Did you turn your face and cry? Like I knew... Knew... Knew... Wanna be up Don't wanna be down Don't wanna see life go 'round this way I'm going as fast as I can Wanna be up Don't wanna be down Don't wanna see life go 'round this way I'm going as fast as I can Did he work you all the time? Did you wanna run and hide? Did you turn your face and cry? Like I knew... Knew... Knew... Wanna be up Don't wanna be down Don't wanna see life go 'round this way I'm going as fast as I can Wanna be up Don't wanna be down Don't wanna see life go 'round this way I'm going as fast as I can Don't leave me this way I'm going as fast as I can Don't leave me this way I'm going as fast as I can Don't leave me this way I'm going as fast as I, caaaaaaan...