Talk It Up

Smoky walls, dusty halls, no one calls

And all the window plants are dying

She'll talk it up, half empty cup, half-hearted love

Half of the time, halfway through crying

But she don't live here by herself

Sleeping in the bed she's made

Reading books about self help

Working late on Saturdays

'Less she got something at stake

For heaven's sake, keep him awake, make no mistake

He break down daily with no warning

When you're twenty years old, do as your told

Get bought and sold, it's coldest early in the morning

And he's living on Tenth Street

Getting home at around dawn

Every night of every week

He's proving everybody wrong

Any day now, it won't be long

So, listen when I say

Don't you stop it now, come on and

Give 'em all what they came here for

Never been done the same before

Talk it up till your face gets sore

Don't you stop it now, come on and

Half a mile and we'll see the shore

Captain, how can you be so sure?

Talking up what I came here for

I've been holding my own, my rag and bone, lock up alone

I don't forget to double check it

And I learned to rely on me and I, straighten my tie

Lace my own boots, zip my own jacket

Because I did the best I could

I got taken down again

But I got fire in my blood

I got sugar on my skin

And I got nowhere to begin

So listen and I'll say

Don't you stop it now, come on and

Give 'em all what they came here for

Never been done the same before

Talk it up till your face gets sore

Don't you stop it now, come on and

Half a mile and we'll see the shore

Captain, how can you be so sure?

Talking up what I came here for

See, you get what you put in

So you cannot get upset

If you're just dipping your foot in

Because you don't wanna get wet

And you ain't made it big yet

Don't you stop it

Give 'em all what they came here for

Gotta talk it up till your face gets sore

Don't you stop it now, come on and

Half a mile and we'll see the shore

Captain, how can you be so sure?

Talking up what I'm doing it all for

Don't you stop it now, come on

Give 'em all what they came here for

Never been done the same before

Talk it up till your face gets sore

Don't you stop it now, come on and

Half a mile and we'll see the shore

Captain, how can you be so sure?

Talking up what I came here for

Don't you stop it now, whoa

Never been done the same

Talk it up till your face gets sore

Don't you stop it now, come on and

Half a mile and we'll see the shore

Captain, how can you be so sure?

Talking up what I came here for