Cover art for You Should Be High, Love by Billy Squier

You Should Be High, Love

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You Should Be High, Love Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Some say love is borrowed time
A lonely loan only lovers find

It's got you down, said you're on the line
And I can read you like a book, say I can read your mind

[Pre-Chorus]
You been holdin' back the hands of time
Heaven sakes, you know you should be flyin'

[Chorus]
You should be high, love
You should be my love
You should be high, love
You should be my love

[Verse 2]
You've been left to your own devices
Hand out, tongue out, compromises
You're the first to go but the last in line
And if you lose your love, you can lose your mind

[Pre-Chorus]
You been runnin' out of borrowed time
Heaven sakes you know you should be flyin'
[Chorus]
You should be high, love
You should be my love
You should be high, love
You should be my love
(If shadows should find you)
You should be high, love
You should be my love (Put 'em behind you)
You should be high, love
You should be my love
You should be high, love
You should be my love
You should be high, love
You should be my love
Ooh yeah

[Bridge]
It's all behind you
Let the spirit find you
And the love light blind you
Say, yeah, yeah

[Chorus]
You should be high, love
You should be my love (Ow)
You should be high, love
You should be my love (If shadows should find you)
You should be high, love
You should be my love (Put 'em behind you)
You should be high, love
You should be my love
You should be high, love
You should be my love
You should be high, love
You should be my, my, my, my
[Outro]
You should be high, love (High, love)
You should be my love (High, love)
You should be high, love
You should be my love
You should be high, love
You should be my love
You should be high, love
You should be my love
You should be high, love
You should be my love
You should be high, love
You should be my love
You should be high, love
You should be my love
You should be high, love
You should be my love (Should be high, yeah)
You should be high, love
You should be my love
You should be high, love
You should be my love
You should be high, love
You should be my love
You should be high, love
You should be my love
You should be high, love
You should be my love
You should be high, love (Ooh yeah)
You should be my love

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Credits
Recorded At
Eddy Offord Remote Studio, Woodstock, New York
Release Date
May 1980
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