Stand Up, Bob [Intro] Hey Bob… You awake? …No? Good. Stand there anyway. ⸻ [Verse 1] She said, “You fall down more than a sack of bricks With a shopping cart wheel and a gambling itch” I said, “Fair enough, maybe that’s true” But the dirt knows my name And I still come through Face in the gravel Knees all skinned Life keeps dealing And I keep grinning She shook her head Said, “Boy, when will you stop?” I said, “Probably never” And climbed back up ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] Again and again Like a tide on a dock Again and again Like a stubborn old clock ⸻ [Chorus] Don’t sink! Float, Bob! Keep your boots above the fog Stand up, Bob Even when the world’s gone wrong They say, “Take a seat” But that’s not your job Don’t sink! Float, Bob! Keep standing up, Bob ⸻ [Verse 2] He says, “You sleep standing up” What a stand-up guy One eye dreaming One eye on the sky Everybody playing A game of one-upmanship Measuring victories By the size of the ship But the sea don’t care Who’s king of the dock Everybody’s drifting Everybody gets rocked ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] Again and again Like a cork in the waves Again and again Like a fool who gets saved ⸻ [Chorus] Don’t sink! Float, Bob! Keep your hat above the squall Stand up, Bob Even if you’re ten feet tall When the world says “Give it up” You just nod Don’t sink! Float, Bob! Keep standing up, Bob ⸻ [Bridge] Knocked down seven Got up eight Missed the bus Still showed up late Lost my map Lost my plan Still somehow landed Right where I am Maybe resilience Ain’t wisdom at all Maybe it’s forgetting How hard you fall ⸻ [Breakdown] Float… Bob… Float… Bob… Everybody sinking Everybody swimming Everybody winning Till the lights start dimming Float… Bob… Stand… Up… ⸻ [Final Chorus] Don’t sink! Float, Bob! You’re tougher than you think you are Stand up, Bob You’re a lighthouse with a busted heart The waves keep coming But so do you That’s the whole damn secret Nobody knew Fall down Get up Repeat the job Don’t sink… Float, Bob… Keep standing up, Bob. [Outro] She said, “You always get up.” I said, “Well… The ground’s already taken.”
