Melua, Katie - Crawling Up A Hill Lyrics






Every morning (a)bout half past eight,
My Mummer wakes me says,
"Don't be late",
Get to the office, tryin' to concentrate,
My life is just a slow train crawling up a hill.

So I stop one day to figure it out,
I'll quit my job without a shadow of a doubt,
To sing the blues that I know about,
My life is just a slow train crawling up a hill.

Minute after minute,
Second after second,
Hour after hour goes by,
Working for a rich girl,
Staying just a poor girl,
Never stop to wonder why.

So here I am in London town,
A better scene Iüm gonna be around,
The kind of music that won't bring me down,
My life is just a slow train crawling up a hill.

Every morning (a)bout half past eight,
My Mummer wakes me says,
"Don't be late",
I get to the office, tryin' to concentrate,
My life is like a slow train crawling up a hill.

So I stop one day to figure it out,
I'll quit my job without a shadow of a doubt,
To sing the blues that I know about,
My life is just a slow train crawling up a hill.

Minute after minute,
Second after second,
Hour after hour goes by,
Working for a rich girl,
Staying just a poor girl,
Never stop to wonder why.

So here I am in London town,
A better scene I'm gonna be around,
The kind of music that won't bring me down,
Life is just a slow train.

So here I am in London town,
A better scene I'm gonna be around,
The kind of music that won't bring me down,
My life is just a slow train crawling up a hill





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  1. v.... v....

    ქეთი ძაან ძლიერი ხარ ,ღმერთმა გაგიმარჯვოს

  2. a.... v....

    ...deliciosa! ...

  3. �.... �....

    !!!..🧚‍♂️

  4. l.... m....

    First of all your really beautiful and second of all katie will you have a child?

  5. M.... G....

    Will you be my wife?

  6. P.... M....

    THE UNIVERSE HAS BEEN KIND TO ME I HAVE DISCOVERED A DIAMOND AND HER VOICE IS ANGELIC. SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL.

  7. A.... O....

    Katie Melua gonna be my future wife

  8. J.... W....

    Just found you!! Great music!

  9. C.... C....

    A nice cover, but make sure you all check out the John Mayall original

  10. m.... s....

    I have never heard of her...till now...who 's she? she's so damn lovely....

  11. P.... C....

    Naturally, I prefer John Mayall's original version!

  12. F.... ....

    as a long term student, who keeps over water with ungrateful jobs, i identify myself with that song.

  13. D.... D....

    This is so Awesome.

  14. P.... S....

    Viva Voce 😍🇫🇮

  15. k.... m....

    diamond of a world platform

  16. i.... R....

    I live on a hill...I hear the sound of the train down the hill

  17. m.... ....

    if you like this i bet you a buck you will like a song called "high flying bird" by a band called "Zephyr" im going there next !

  18. t.... M....

    ქეთი არის საოცრება. 😍😍😍💖

  19. A.... ....

    Lovely! Delightful song!

  20. E.... K....

    ahahahahahahaha

  21. S.... B....

    My life is more like a fast as shit train falling down a fucking cliff..

  22. s.... ....

    I danced to this song - I love it!

  23. C.... S....

    This is one of my favourites from her debut album.

  24. A.... P....

    this is my music !!!! yessss

  25. N.... ....

    my life too

  26. L.... ....

    Reminds me of a song from the Cowboy Bebop OST.

    L.... ....

    which one ? I just finished the series last month. the ost is 10/10. Great name aswell :)

    L.... ....

    @Bashman11
    I can`t really say, I was pretty high when I wrote that comment. I might be confusing songs tho`.

    L.... ....

    Flying Teapot was the song I was thinking of.

    L.... ....

    nice one pal

  27. D.... S....

    this song must be forbidden

  28. M.... Z....

    ... workin' fo a rich girl .... NEVER STOP TO WANDER WHY??????????

  29. M.... S....

    My Life is better Listen Music Katie Melua very Amazing Voice very awesome person Wonderful music

    M.... S....

    zuccero

  30. A.... ....

    Wow waking up at half past 8 to get to work how terrible. I have be out my house at 07:08 exactly!

    A.... ....

    Am979100 6.08😂

    A.... ....

    Yes but 8 rhymes with late... : ) Great video!

  31. X.... L....

    I love this song

  32. D.... P....

    one of my favourite songs ever!!!!

  33. M.... B....

    She of course had to work in an office rather than a noisy warehouse and quit a great job and sing on the street for peanuts. I understand the meaning of the song, I just wished to bring up these points.

    M.... B....

    And yet she was more filled by each of those single peanuts than for every nicety of a cozy office.

    M.... B....

    @McZidanne she's the daughter of a hear surgeon. Don't get me wrong, I like her singing very much, but this song just don't fit her priviledged life. It's a real John Mayall BLUESbreaker

  34. K.... B....

    John Mayall original way better

  35. D.... S....

    you bad one ;)

  36. p.... c....

    i loved the music and the video

  37. E.... S....

    Awesome song by Katie, definitely one of my favourites from her debut album.

    What a voice!!!!!

    E.... S....

    and fab video too! I am not sure if I like this or Shy Boy best...

    FYI probably the best slow train crawling up a hill is the steam train to Darjeeling.

    E.... S....

    One of my favourites to

  38. m.... A....

    did she breaht during the song´s performer??? WOW!!!

  39. A.... W....

    London town! :-)

  40. R.... D....

    Way better than the original!

  41. S.... B....

    very nice music

  42. I.... I....

    I adore his demanding music and his very beautiful sound for Katie. Beside all these a very cool bomber lady...

  43. D.... ....

    Bluesbreakers' original is better with all my respect to Katie.

    D.... ....

    Disagree. The tempo on this one fits the song much better.

    With all my respect for the original songwriter.

  44. A.... ....

    COmpletely forgot this song. It's just wonderful. If anyone reads this and has a few seconds to think up some similar tracks, please tell me (Except by Melua - I got that covered, but it is in general not my genre)

  45. S.... K....

    ქეთი გვიყვარხარ! <3

  46. F.... ....

    Hey does anyone know where i can get the score for this? Or atleast to know the key progression ?

  47. O.... L....

    Katie Melua.. She is definitely talented & so beautiful.. 

  48. S.... ....

    I suppose that her 1st album is the less attractive album of her (in my opinion), her 2nd is just a good step in the right direction as the rest is... but of course even her 1st is better than the average (mtv) stuff around

    S.... ....

    in my opinion her first is her best too,because in this,there is something like jazz and blues..in her last ketevan,were very much pop and i coudnt find something like in call of the search or the others..my opinion.

    S.... ....

    Ok but i never said that her 1st was my fave Melua album...on the contrary... but well if everybody had the same opinion (on everything) the world would be boring ;-)

  49. F.... B....

    Keep crawling and let me know where you reached the tob.

  50. P.... ....

    She is beautiful! Love her music too! :)

  51. T.... W....

    John Mayall

  52. G.... M....

    she is just a georgian )))) 

    G.... M....

    I'm her fan and Hungarian!   ..but I'm proud for her! KATIE <3

    G.... M....

    she's just g(e)org(i)eous :D <3

    G.... M....

    GIJEXWOW'S MUSIC

    stupidridin

    G.... M....

    No-one is"just" a Georgian.

  53. O.... G....

    As a guy whos listen to rap, damn this is pretty cool. The girl got flavour

  54. v.... ....

    To compare to the original version she's covering & BESTED by quite a bit search John Mayall-Crawling Up a Hill (it won't let me post a link, but it is on YouTube)

  55. S.... ....

    So smooth, I didn't think music sounded like this anymore. Awesome.

  56. K.... C....

    Amazing what you can do to a great song!

  57. m.... ....

    suoniamo la chitarra che è meglio...

  58. N.... U....

    Katie Changed Office Soft Chair on to The Street Asphalt but With Guitar ....
    Nino Wanna Change Office Soft Chair on to The Street Asphalt But With Paper and a Pencil for Drawing Portraits .... lalala Hey my Wish, Come in true ♥

  59. I.... ....

    I really doesn't understand why this video doesn't have more views! I love her voice and her songs are gorgeous!! <3

    I.... ....

    Over 2M, that's not bad! Why does her fabulous video "Shy Boy" only have 50k???!!!

  60. f.... ....

    Katie Melua, play on...... Music is your soul, my soul will always follow your music to the end......

  61. d.... ....

    I wonder why I didn't know abt this magnificent piece of art till today...

  62. x.... ....

    I'd happy to stay up only at 08:30.

  63. K.... ....

    Her eyes are beautiful at 1:40

  64. P.... S....

    as usual: gorgeous!!!

  65. n.... m....

    @hisnameisfrankie i think that "why dont you do right" is legendary song and it will never die.But,the brightest light in her music is Benny Goodmans band :) not Peggy Lee.(IMHO)
    The major point is that,i really dont find any similarities between this two.

  66. h.... ....

    @bach2984 I sense you think something is wrong with two songs from two different artists/eras sounding similar. I don't. They just sound similar to me, they just do.

  67. J.... �....

    Your songs are better than others "pop" singers in charts! You should be there too!!

  68. h.... ....

    Sounds a lot like Peggy Lee's 'Why don't you do right'.

  69. r.... ....

    @MayorMichaelShell It's about the campaign for Kosovan independence.

  70. r.... ....

    She looks about 12 in that office suit.

  71. P.... ....

    @WhatsUpManHAAA
    Sometimes green, sometimes brown... Nothing is simple in life. And especially not about Katie Melua. :)

  72. W.... ....

    0:52 she is very beautiful and her eyes are very green

  73. M.... ....

    my lord shes so beautiful gulp!!!

  74. s.... ....

    i usually get up at 5.15am by myself. ^o^

  75. M.... A....

    a dream girl

  76. M.... A....

    she is super hot!!

  77. K.... I....

    @alexandert1977 It's John Mayall's song actually, but I like Katie version much more, sounds very organic, like it's HER song, and it is truly so - she is enjoying playing music, and it's a rare gift, not only musical talent, but also a possibility to do things in life, that you DO like, and not that you forced to do.
    I just want to say to young people, if you want to be musician - be him\her, start it now!

  78. K.... I....

    Thanks for this nice piece of music! Smiling every time I'm listening to it,
    such a nice tune, lyrics and voice :)
    Makes me think about leaving office chair and make music my profession one more time.
    Wish you to have a lot of new inspirations and new awesome works, Katie!

    Your fans in Israel and Russia :)

  79. A.... L....

    @Christ4lifeJesus am i wrong or what?

  80. A.... T....

    "Working for a rich staying just a poor girl".
    *giggling* I found it funny to hear this from Katie. She's millionaire, thanks to her music.
    Know what? Some people really deserve to be rich. Just for the magic they bring in our life.
    Thank you for your music, Katie!

  81. A.... M....

    6 dislikes!!!!! this is dark age...

  82. I.... C....

    0:02 ... She looks so cute :)

  83. d.... ....

    this song rocks cheers katie

  84. I.... S....

    @edziomy I Loved when she usedt osing these more powerful songs

  85. F.... ....

    If there's one thing I could wish right now, it's too stick around, hang around, walk around, talk about life and make a bit of music together with her for just one day (or two)... My life is also a slow train crawling up a hill... The difference is that she keeps it crawling up slowly, and I have to stop it and use all the breaks heavily not to slide away down that hill and crash down death at the bottom with high speed.... :|

  86. M.... F....

    Denna ger mig söta minnen! :-D
    Underbar låt, under text!

  87. M.... S....

    omg im in love... this song is soooo good

  88. B.... ....

    This song was on The Two Ronnies Sketchbook years and years ago and it has stayed in my mind ever since! First time i've heard it since then! Amazing x

  89. d.... r....

    228,361 !!! Someone can tell me where others are?

  90. z.... ....

    @Flutterflut89 - well you can go to London town - it is achievable. It just might not be where you want to stay, that's all. Success is a matter of luck, persistence, optimism and hard work.

    z.... ....

    and another portion of luck added

  91. j.... ....

    wery beauitiful!!)))

  92. w.... ....

    @alisa9marchel At 2:45 Katie's sat on the South side of Westminster Bridge in London (not far from the London Eye)

  93. Z.... D....

    @Patreides9 she is from republic of Georgia I guess :))

  94. P.... ....

    @zbyszekk
    Inaccurate answer to an inaccurate question? :)
    Kutaisi, Tbilisi & Moscow & Batumi -> Belfast (Northern Ireland) -> Sutton (London) -> Redhill (Surrey) -> Notting Hill (London)

  95. z.... ....

    From Tibilisi in Georgia

  96. Z.... D....

    From where did she came to London town??

  97. F.... ....

    very cool music... bravo...

  98. F.... ....

    She did this song perfectly. Amazing.

  99. W.... ....

    Her voice is swimming blues style in ocean of music... I love it!