[Verse 1] She's lookin' for a job and to find a place to stay She's lookin' for the hope in the empty promisin' She's workin' two jobs, keepin' alive She works in a restaurant burnin' day She waits her life away, she wipes the tears away
[Pre-Chorus] She cries inside Every time she feels this way And she's dyin' inside Every time her baby cries, no
[Chorus] Keepin' your head up to the sky Keepin' your mind up, stay alive Give me your wings so we can fly (Keep your head up tonight) Keepin' your head up to the sky Or we can just rise up, tell me now Give me your wings so we can fly
[Verse 2] We're killin' up the life, and the birds, and the trees And we're suckin' up the air in the earth from under me (It's never too late) I can't even breathe (Just lean) I can't even see (On me) Keep your head up, don't give up today How long can we wait? I wish that love would come today
[Pre-Chorus] All you need is love Tell you, I know it's coming soon And all you need is just a moment, one or two Keep your head up
[Chorus] Keepin' your head up to the sky Keepin' your mind up, stay alive Give me your wings so we can fly Fly away, fly away, fly away (Keep your head up tonight) Keepin' your head up to the sky Or we can just rise up, tell me now Give me your wings so we can fly Oh my
[Chorus] Keepin' your head up to the sky (Oh no) Keepin' your mind up, stay alive (Oh no) Give me your wings so we can fly (Hoo-hoo, yeah, yeah) (Keep your head up) Keepin' your head up to the sky (Ho-oh-oh) Or we can just rise up, tell me now Give me your wings so we can fly (Hoo-hoo) I need your love (Keep your head up) Keepin' your head up to the sky (I need you now, I need your life right here today) Keepin' your mind up, stay alive (I need you now) Give me your wings so we can fly (Hoo-hoo, yeah) I need your love (Keep your head up) Keepin' your head up to the sky (I need you now, I need your life right here today) Or we can just rise up, tell me now (I need you now) Give me your wings so we can fly (Hoo-hoo-hoo) (Keep your head up) Go on, shine in this blind old world today, today (Ho-oh-oh) (Keep your head up) Go on, shine in this blind old world today, today (Keep your head up)
[Outro] The ol' sun's gonna rise on us today, today Go on, shine in this blind old world today, today (Ho-oh-oh) I need your love (Keep your head up) The ol' sun's gonna rise on us today, today (I need you now, I need your life right here today) I need you now Go on, shine in this blind old world today, today (Ho-oh-oh) Keep your head up
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Keep Your Head up is an uplifting song reminiscent of Keep the Faith, On the Line and Man in the Mirror. However, along with eleven other songs purportedly recorded by Jackson in the Cascios' residence in 2007, its vocals have been questioned by Jackson’s family members and some of his fans as being that of an impersonator.
Many fans who have doubted the authenticity of these songs have attributed the vocals to Jason Malachi, with some vocals sampled from Jackson’s previous songs.
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