Men Without Hats - Head Above Water Lyrics

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I loved the song from the first time I heard it.

If this song or another off Love in the Age of War had come out in '83, it would have been all over the radio. Talk about a sleeper cell; MWH forever.

This is pure MWH. Superb.
But wasted on this world.

This is probably the best song they've ever done. How unfortunate that they're no longer in the public eye.

my favourite Men Without Hats songs are Head Above Water, Safety Dance and Close to The Sun

I also like Girl With the Silicon Eye

God bless Ivan!

The melody and driving rhythm work perfectly together. Oh gosh. It’s actually perfect. I remember my older brother exposing me to Men Without Hats in the mid-to-late ‘80s.

It doesn't seem right
I want to say no
But the only thing to do is let you go
I wanted to speak
I wanted to say
But all these different words got in the way

Someone said to me
Be careful what you dream
It just might come true
Life's great mysteries
Tend to become clearer
Once you've seen them through

Holding your head above water
Holding your heart in your hands
Holding your sons and your daughters
We're just holding on...

It doesn't seem right
But it doesn't seem wrong
Just somewhere we've been heading all along
I wanted to say
I wanted to speak
I hope you find the happiness you seek

Another said to me
Be careful what you dream
It might not come true
Life's great destiny
Is knowing you are loved
And knowing you love too

Holding your head above water
Holding your heart in your hands
Holding your sons and your daughters
We're just holding on...

Holding your head above water
Holding your heart in your hands
Holding your sons and your daughters
We're just holding on...

finally find this song , thanks dad

I'm loving MWH all over again!

T.T I love this song T.T

Love this song, he should have never of made a short version.

So good... saw them at the Whisky in August.  I think it is to their credit that I was mostly more excited to hear stuff from this album, rather than the old stuff.  This album is truly among their best works.  It holds up to the old stuff and even surpasses much of it, I think.  Anyway, it's really freaking good.

@Sonicsnout Thanks for that review! I'm only just catching on today that Ivan's been making new stuff. This sounds great. :)

Yes, I felt the same way when I came across this. I was going down memory lane, listening to their old stuff that I found here on YouTube, and it autoplayed into this new stuff. I was like, WHOA, it sounds like MWH, but I never heard this awesome song before! This is my new favorite MWH song.

I had a chance to work with them while they were in town a couple of weeks ago, and I told them just that. This album is one of the best that I have chanced upon in the last many years. So good.

THANK YOU for uploading this long version. Where did you get it? I would like to get it also, but iTunes does not seem to have it....

I didn't know there was a longer version of this song, but of course it's excellent. Thanks for the upload.