Original Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers version
You better lighten up
You better lighten up or let me go
You better lighten up
You better lighten up or let me go
Well you know everything about me
But there's some things I just don't need
Don't tell me what to do now, baby
Don't tell me what I should think
You better lighten up
You better lighten up or let me go
You better lighten up
You better lighten up or let me go
I work hard for you, honey
I get the job done
When I'm through taking care of business
It's time to have some fun
And when the lights go out
And when the lights go out
And when the lights go out
And when the lights go out
You better lighten up
You better lighten up or let me go
You better lighten up
You better lighten up or let me go
Come on
And when the lights go out
And when the lights go out
And when the lights go out
And when the lights go out
You better lighten up
You better lighten up or let me go
You better lighten up
You better lighten up or let me go
Come on
You better lighten up
You better lighten up or let me go
You better lighten up
You better lighten up or let me go
You better lighten up
[fades out]
LIGHTEN UP is a song written by Joe Grushecky and Bill Toms and released on Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers' 1992 album End Of The Century. The above lyrics are for the original Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers' version of LIGHTEN UP as released in 1992.
LIGHTEN UP was performed once during the 6-date-long October Assault Tour with Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers, on 20 Oct 1995 in Pittsburgh, PA.
List of available versions of LIGHTEN UP on this website:
LIGHTEN UP [Original Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers version]