Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
It's a big big world
It's easy to get lost in it
You've always been my girl (ah)
And I'm not ready to call it quits
We can make the sun shine in the moonlight
We can make the gray clouds turn to blue skies
I know it's hard baby believe, me
That we can go nowhere but up
From here my dear
Baby we can go nowhere but up
Tell me what we got to fear
We'll take you to the sky past the moon
Through the galaxy
As long as you're with me baby
Honestly (honestly)
With the strength of our love
We can go nowhere but up
It's a big, big world
And girl, I'm gonna show you all of it
I'm gonna lace you with pearls, oh
From every ocean that we're swimming in
We can make the sun shine in the moonlight
We can make those gray clouds turn to blue skies
Yeah I know it's hard baby believe me (oh)
That we can go nowhere but up
From here my dear
Baby we can go nowhere but up, oh
Tell me what we got to fear
We'll take you to the sky past the moon
To the galaxies
As long as you're with me baby
Honestly (honestly)
With the strength of our love
We can go nowhere but up
(Nowhere but oh up, whoa whoa)
(Nowhere but oh up, whoa whoa)
Baby we were underground
We're on the surface now
We're gonna make it girl I promise
If you believe in love
And you believe in us
We can go nowhere but up
We can go nowhere but up (yeah yeah)
From here my dear (yeah whoa)
Baby we can go nowhere but up
Just tell me what we got to fear
We'll take you to the sky past the moon
To the galaxy
As long as you're with me baby
Honestly (honestly)
With the strength of our love
We can go nowhere but up
(We can go oh oh, whoa whoa)
Nowhere but up
(We can go oh oh, whoa whoa)
Whoa
(Nowhere but oh up, whoa whoa)
Yeah
(Nowhere but oh up, whoa whoa)
Yeah yeah
It's easy to get lost in it
You've always been my girl (ah)
And I'm not ready to call it quits
We can make the sun shine in the moonlight
We can make the gray clouds turn to blue skies
I know it's hard baby believe, me
That we can go nowhere but up
From here my dear
Baby we can go nowhere but up
Tell me what we got to fear
We'll take you to the sky past the moon
Through the galaxy
As long as you're with me baby
Honestly (honestly)
With the strength of our love
We can go nowhere but up
It's a big, big world
And girl, I'm gonna show you all of it
I'm gonna lace you with pearls, oh
From every ocean that we're swimming in
We can make the sun shine in the moonlight
We can make those gray clouds turn to blue skies
Yeah I know it's hard baby believe me (oh)
That we can go nowhere but up
From here my dear
Baby we can go nowhere but up, oh
Tell me what we got to fear
We'll take you to the sky past the moon
To the galaxies
As long as you're with me baby
Honestly (honestly)
With the strength of our love
We can go nowhere but up
(Nowhere but oh up, whoa whoa)
(Nowhere but oh up, whoa whoa)
Baby we were underground
We're on the surface now
We're gonna make it girl I promise
If you believe in love
And you believe in us
We can go nowhere but up
We can go nowhere but up (yeah yeah)
From here my dear (yeah whoa)
Baby we can go nowhere but up
Just tell me what we got to fear
We'll take you to the sky past the moon
To the galaxy
As long as you're with me baby
Honestly (honestly)
With the strength of our love
We can go nowhere but up
(We can go oh oh, whoa whoa)
Nowhere but up
(We can go oh oh, whoa whoa)
Whoa
(Nowhere but oh up, whoa whoa)
Yeah
(Nowhere but oh up, whoa whoa)
Yeah yeah
Lyrics submitted by tugboatlove1
Up Lyrics as written by Adam Messinger Nasri Atweh
Lyrics © Regard Music, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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