A man stopped me on the street today
Said he needed five bucks for a ticket on the train
Thanked me and flashed a toothless grin
Told me buddy you don't know the shape I'm in
He said
The getting up hurts more than the fall
Gotta pick yourself up and get on with it all
One day you're running then you're back to a crawl
The getting up hurts more than the fall
We went our separate ways he wished me well
The gulf between us wide as heaven to hell
One thing I know is we both have had tough times
Don't know no one who ain't had some in this life
Cuz
The getting up hurts more than the fall
Gotta pick yourself up and get on with it all
One day you're running then you're back to a crawl
The getting up hurts more than the fall
Every day I wonder why
There but for the grace of God go I
The getting up hurts more than the fall
Gotta pick yourself up and get on with it all
One day you're running then you're back to a crawl
The getting up hurts more than the fall
The getting up hurts more than the fall