Lyrics

You might be right
You might be wrong
You might just think your life has gone on for too long

Your knees get weak
And your heart grows cold
And you're tired of doing everything you're told

And nothing can take away from you
What you take and what you've been through

Stand up and be strong
Stand up and be strong
It won't take long
You can't go wrong
Stand up and be strong

You might have to fight
You might have to cry
You might have to cry
You might have to fight
Stand up and be strong

If you live in the hills
You take too many pills
If you've lost the thrill
Against your own will
Stand up and be strong

And nothing can take away from you
What you take
Well, you know what you've got to do

Stand up and be strong
Stand up and be strong
It wont take long
You cant go wrong
Stand up and be strong

If you get all depressed
When you get undressed
If you're life's a mess
Remember you're blessed

Stand up and be?
Stand up and be?

Stand up and be strong
Stand up and be strong
It won't take long
You can't go wrong
Stand up and be strong
Stand up and be strong

Stand up and be strong
Stand up and be strong
You can't go wrong
It won't take long
Stand up and be strong

Trivia

• Was used by ABC and ESPN for the 2006 college football season telecasts.
• Is usually one, if not the last song when performed live.
• When Dave sings "You might have to fight", the audience follows shortly after shouting "fight".
• Dave usually thanks the crowd for coming to the concert, being a "dynamite audience", and to give yourself a round of applause.

Appearances

• On the compilation Playlist: The Very Best of Soul Asylum.
• On Radio Sampler.
• On the Stand Up and Be Strong single.
• On Stand Up and Be Strong EP.
• On the album The Silver Lining.