(H. Banks & A. Jones) 
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