I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down

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

I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down
Written by	Homer Banks & Alan Jones
Performed by	Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Produced by	Nick Lowe
Musicians	Elvis Costello - vocals, guitar Steve Nieve - keyboards Bruce Thomas - bass Pete Thomas - drums
Recorded	October 1979, Wisseloord Studios, Hilversum, Netherlands and/or Eden Studios, London
Released	January 18, 1980
Albums	Get Happy!!, 1980
Singles	I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down, 1980 High Fidelity (France), 1980
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 The Best Of Elvis Costello The First 10 Years, 2007
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 Mod & Beyond, 2002 The Best Pub Jukebox ...Ever!, 2004 Ein Jahr Und Seine 20 Songs - 1980, 2005 New Wave Heroes, 2006 The Tiswas Album, 2009
Promos	Get Happy!! (Promo Album), 1980
Videos	The Right Spectacle: The Very Best Of Elvis Costello - The Videos, 2005
Length	2:05

First known performance:
December 10, 1979, Cannes, France
(609 known performances, 1 as a snippet)

Alternate versions

I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down (Alternate Version)
Performed by	Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Produced by	Geoff Emerick from an original idea by Elvis Costello
Musicians	Elvis Costello - vocal, guitar Steve Nieve - keyboards Bruce Thomas - bass Pete Thomas - drums
Recorded	November 16, 1981, AIR Studios, London
Released	July 28, 2003
Albums	Get Happy!! (Rhino/Edsel reissue), 2003
Length	2:43