I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down

Lyrics

I'm the living result

I'm a man who's been hurt a little too much

And I've tasted the bitterness of my own tears

Sadness is all my lonely heart can feel

I can't stand up for falling down

I can't stand up for falling down

Simple though love is

Still it confused me

Why I'm not loved the way I should be

Now I've lived with heartaches

And I've roomed with fear

I've dealt with despair

And I've wrestled with tears

I can't stand up for falling down

I can't stand up for falling down

The vow that we made

You broke it in two

But that don't stop me from loving you

I can't stand up for falling down

I can't stand up for falling down

Credits

• Written by: Homer Banks and Alan Jones
• Produced by: Nick Lowe
• Musicians:

Elvis Costello - vocals, guitar

Steve Nieve - keyboards

Bruce Thomas - bass

Pete Thomas - drums

Discography

Albums:

• Get Happy!!, 1980
• Get Happy!! (reissue), Rykodisc/Demon, 1994
• Get Happy!! (Deluxe Edition), Rhino/Edsel, 2003

Singles:

• I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down, 1980
• High Fidelity, 1980 (France)

Collections:

• Almost New, 1982
• The Best Of Elvis Costello & The Attractions, 1985
• The Man (The Best Of Elvis Costello), 1985
• The Very Best Of Elvis Costello & The Attractions, 1994
• The Very Best Of Elvis Costello, 1999
• Singles, Volume 1, 2003

Soundtracks:

• none

Various Artists collections:

• Time For Action: Best Of New Wave, 198x
• The Compact 2 Tone Story, 1993
• The Best Of 2 Tone, 1993
• Into The Eighties, 1995
• Fantastic 80s!, 1998
• Now That's What I Call Music 1980 - The Millennium Series, 1999
• Best Pub Jukebox... Ever, 2004

Alternate Versions:

• I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down (Alternate Version)

Get Happy!! (Deluxe Edition), Rhino/Edsel, 2003

Produced by: Geoff Emerick

Musicians:

Elvis Costello - vocal, guitar

Steve Nieve - keyboards

Bruce Thomas - bass

Pete Thomas - drums

Also recorded by

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Bootlegs

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