[Verse 1: Fantasia] Ooh, ooh There's just too many, too many, too many Unhappy people, yeah We're afraid of, too scared to live Life can be lethal [Pre-Chorus] No matter how hard we try, we try We're stuck in the middle All of my people [Chorus: Fantasia] Stay up, stay up, stay up No matter what's going down, down, down, down Stay up, stay up, stay up No matter what's going down, down, down, down [Verse 2: St. Barthe] We under, we under, we under Under the pressure We pretend and paint the picture To keep it together [Pre-Chorus] No matter how hard we try, we try We're stuck in the middle All of my people [Chorus: Fantasia] Stay up, stay up, stay up No matter what's going down, down, down, down Stay up, stay up, stay up No matter what's going down, down, down, down [Bridge: Fantasia] No [?] day Can hold me down Stay up, stay up, stay up No [?] day Can hold me down Stay up, stay up, stay up [Chorus: Fantasia] Stay up, stay up, stay up No matter what's going down, down, down, down Stay up, stay up, stay up No matter what's going down, down, down, down Stay up, stay up, stay up No matter what's going down, down, down, down Stay up, stay up, stay up No matter what's going down, down, down, down [Outro] You've got to stay, stay Please, please Stay up No matter what's going on Please, stay up