I'm up in the air, 
Choices drifting by me everywhere 
And I can't find the one 
That would help me do the work I've left undone, 
'Cause I'm up in the air. 

I'm making some plans, 
Finding out there's always new demands. 
And I can't be precise 
When people ask me what I'm doing with my life. 
I say, "It's up in the air." 

I'm hearing from friends. 
It's that tired, old advice again: 
"You just cannot keep floating all around, 
Oh, you got to get your feet back on the ground." 
But it's hard [bad word] down 
When you're up in the air. 

Da, da da da da da 
Da, da da da da da 
Daaaa, daaa, daaa, da da da 
Mmm 

I"m travelling in my car, 
Always lost, though I don't go that far. 
I find that I can live most anywhere. 
Everyone I meet has so much they can share. 
But I don't settle down 
'Cause I'm up in the air. 

I'm thinking of my past,  [bad word] in my home that couldn't last. 
Now my family tells me work for your success 
And they want to see me find some happiness. 
But I"m not sure where that is 
'Cause I'm up in the air. 

I'm talking with my peers, 
Listening to them tell their inner fears. 
Some have lives that haven't gone the way they planned, 
And some are trapped in situations they can't stand. 
But I don't want the same for me 
So I stay up in the air. 

Da, da da da da da 
Da, da da da da da 
Daaaa, daaa, daaa, da da da 
Mmm 

I'm out in the woods, 
Something here does my heart so good. 
I breathe the air and I know that I'm alive. 
And I stare at all the birds as they fly by. 
I guess it all goes down to them 
'Cause they're up in the air...

Kevin Renick to Jason Reitman