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Clash – I'm Not Down lyrics
If it's true a rich man leads a sad life
That's what they say, from day to day
Then what do the poor do with their lives?
On judgment day, with nothin' to say?

I've been beat up, I've been thrown Out
But I'm not down, Oh I'm not down
I've been shown up, but I've grown up
And I'm not down, Oh I'm not down

On my own I faced a gang of jeering
In strange streets
When my nerves were pumping out
I Fought my fear in, I didn't run
I was not done

I've been beat up, I've been thrown Out
But I'm not down, No I'm not down
I've been shown up, but I've grown up
And I'm not down, No I'm not down

So I have lived, that kind of day
When none of your sorrows will go away
Go down and down and hit the floor
Down and down and down some more
Depression
But I know, there'll be some way
When I can swing everything back my way
Like skyscrapers, rising up
Floor by floor, I'm not giving up

So you rock around and think that
You're the toughest
In the world, the whole wide world
But you're streets away from where
It gets the roughest
You ain't been there
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If it's true a rich man leads a sad life That's what they say, from day to day Then what do the poor do with their lives? On judgment day, with nothin' to say? I've been beat up, I've been thrown Out But I'm not down, Oh I'm not down I've been shown up, but I've grown up And I'm not down, Oh I'm not down On my own I faced a gang of jeering In strange streets When my nerves were pumping out I Fought my fear in, I didn't run I was not done I've been beat up, I've been thrown Out But I'm not down, No I'm not down I've been shown up, but I've grown up And I'm not down, No I'm not down So I have lived, that kind of day When none of your sorrows will go away Go down and down and hit the floor Down and down and down some more Depression But I know, there'll be some way When I can swing everything back my way Like skyscrapers, rising up Floor by floor, I'm not giving up So you rock around and think that You're the toughest In the world, the whole wide world But you're streets away from where It gets the roughest You ain't been there Explain Request ×



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Songwriters: Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, Topper Headon
I'm Not Down lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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