Story Behind The Song
I was looking for a parking spot in the Dolphin Garage at Miami International Airport, and I kept going higher and higher without finding one. I was thinking, I can't go anywhere but up, up, up to the top floor. And it dawned on me that "Anywhere But Up" might be a good song title. You never know where a song idea will come from.
Song Description
We've got so much love, we can't go anywhere but up.
| Song Length |
3:04 |
Genre |
Pop - General, Pop - Rock |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Cheerful, Joyful |
Subject |
Hope, Future |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
Anywhere But Up
Do you ever wonder what
Does the fickle future hold for us?
Will we save the world or not?
Will a bolt out of the blue strike down our love?
Don't need to read a crystal ball
Or tea leaves in a cup.
I believe that overall,
Tomorrow's looking up--
We can't go anywhere but up, baby,
We can't go anywhere but up.
We can't go wrong with all this love, baby,
We can't go anywhere but up.
When you wanna cry out loud,
When your world is overcast with the darkest clouds,
And angry rain is pouring down,
The storm is gonna pass, let's wait it out.
We'll hunker down and keep the faith
Until the rain is gone.
And when the sun comes out, we'll say
We knew it all along--
(REPEAT CHORUS)
Chicken Littles and talking heads,
They say the sky's gonna fall.
They see the boogeyman under every bed,
I don't believe them at all.
Yeah, we've got only one direction,
Just one way to go,
Love will bring us everything, I know--
Gotta keep going up up, up up, up up, up up,
Gotta keep going up up (higher!), up up (higher!)
Up up (higher!), up up (higher!)
(REPEAT CHORUS)