You're looking up but you're feeling down
On the streets of your town
Because there's no one around
You're getting high but you're feeling low
With no place to go
You've got to let it all show

You're getting up with the sun in a world of pain
Yeah, you lie even though you've got nothing to gain
And something must have happened on the way to be born
Because you look like a rose but you feel like a thorn

You're looking up while you're going down
On the guys in your town
Because they're always around
You're getting high but you're feeling so low
You've got to let it all go
But you can't just say no

You're getting up with the sun in a world of pain
Yeah, you lie even though you've got nothing to gain
And something must have happened on the way to be born
Because you look like a rose but you feel like a thorn