There were all of those things you weren't supposed to do

Yes, and my, my, my, my, my, my

my, they were talking to you

There were all of those words that you shouldn't've said

Like a dagger thrown, carry weight of lead

Livin' on the high note, livin' on the high note

Livin' on the high note

Listen, now that it's known and the way has been shown

Guessing my, my, my, my, my, my, my, how you have grown

Gather all of the rain and every ounce of the pain

Wash the dirt and dust on down the drain

And get to livin' on the high note, livin' on the high note

Livin' on the high note

Livin' on the high note, livin' on the high note

Livin' on the high note

And if you gotta sink low

Sometimes, the way to go

Keep your head up, head up, Joe

Looked over at Dave (Looked over at Dave)

He was thinkin' he had it made

Dave looked over at Paul (Looked on over at Paul)

He was thinkin' he had it all

And Paul looked over at Steve (Looked over at Steve)

Who's steadily moving toward what he believes

He was livin' on the high note, livin' on the high note

Livin' on the high note

He was livin' on the high note, livin' on the high note

Livin' on the high note

Livin' on the high note, livin' on the high note

Livin' on the high note

Livin' on the high note, livin' on the high note

Livin' on the high note