Ups And Downs – English Lyrics

• By: Village People

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the rhythm and lyrical storytelling of Village People's "Ups And Downs"! This disco track, from their famous "Cruisin'" album, offers a unique opportunity to explore English vocabulary and expressions related to life's challenges. By examining its themes and catchy beats, you can enhance your understanding of common English idioms and the nuances of lyrical meaning, making language learning a groovy experience.

[English]

I've got a story for you

I just don't know what to do

You see, I'm hung up on pills

I take them for my cheap thrills

I take pills all day and night

To try and make things all right

I take them when I feel down

And want to fly

I wish I could end this trip

I have begun to like it

But truth is pills are not cool

I've just been playing the fool

I know that reality

Is far away now from me

I wish I could find my way back to the ground

It's not around

It can't be found

I take my ups, ups, ups and downs

I take my ups, ups, ups and downs

I wish this madness would end

Or did this pill trip begin

I take my ups, ups, ups and downs

I take my ups, ups, ups and downs

I take my ups, ups, ups and downs

They're either red or they're blue

I take the white ones too

I take my ups, ups, ups and downs

I just don't know what to do

Oh no

I feel so far from real

Oh yes

I wish that I could end this trip

I just can't take no more

Can't take no more

No more

No more

I take pills when I wake up

To give me iron and pep

I take pills when I go dance

To concentrate on the steps

I take pills when I go home

To help me fall fast asleep

I take pills when I work out

To reach my peak

Sometimes I feel very strange

Sometimes I forget my name

I can't remember the time

When rivers ran through my mind

I need to throw off these pills

I have been popping away

I need to throw them away

Right now today

Right now today

Yes, right away

I take my ups, ups, ups and downs

I take my ups, ups, ups and downs

Or did this madness begin

I wish this pill trip would end

I take my ups, ups, ups and downs

I take my ups, ups, ups and downs

I take my ups, ups, ups and downs

They're either red or they're blue

I take the orange and white too

I take my ups, ups, ups and downs

I say that I would quit today

I said that I would throw away

All of the pills that I have, you see

I want to be free

I want to be free

I just want to be free

I want to be free, oh yeah

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
pills /pɪlz/ A2	noun - small solid doses of medicine, often taken orally
ups /ʌps/ A2	noun - periods of good fortune, happiness, or elation, often contrasted with 'downs'
downs /daʊnz/ A2	noun - periods of depression, sadness, or bad fortune, often contrasted with 'ups'
trip /trɪp/ B1	noun - a journey or excursion, especially one for pleasure noun - a hallucinatory experience, especially one induced by a psychedelic drug
madness /ˈmædnəs/ B2	noun - the state of being mentally ill, especially severely; insanity noun - extremely foolish behavior or a state of wild excitement
free /friː/ A1	adjective - not under the control or power of another; able to act or move as one wishes
take /teɪk/ A1	verb - to carry or move (something) from one place to another verb - to consume (food, drink, or medicine)
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to perceive or experience (an emotion or sensation) verb - to touch or be touched by
end /ɛnd/ A1	verb - to bring to a conclusion or finish noun - the final part of something; its conclusion or termination
fool /fuːl/ B1	noun - a person who acts unwisely or imprudently; a silly person
reality /riˈæləti/ B2	noun - the state of things as they actually exist, as opposed to an idealistic or notional idea of them
strange /streɪndʒ/ A2	adjective - unusual or surprising; difficult to understand or explain
wish /wɪʃ/ A1	verb - to want something to happen or to be true, even if it is unlikely or impossible
concentrate /ˈkɒnsəntreɪt/ B2	verb - to focus all one's attention on a particular object or activity
peak /piːk/ B2	noun - the point of highest activity, intensity, or achievement noun - the pointed top of a mountain or hill
hung up /hʌŋ ʌp/ B2	adjective - obsessed with or highly anxious about something; fixated on
thrills /θrɪlz/ B2	noun - a sudden feeling of excitement and pleasure
mind /maɪnd/ A1	noun - the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences, to think, and to feel; the faculty of consciousness and thought
throw /θroʊ/ A2	verb - to propel (something) with force through the air by a rapid movement of the arm and hand verb - (with 'away') to dispose of (something unwanted); discard
cheap /tʃiːp/ A2	adjective - low in price, especially in relation to similar items or services adjective - of poor quality or value; shoddy