Elton John - Looking Up lyrics

I've figured out where I went wrong
The script not followed then was awfully long
Too much pluck, too little of
The acting right, not actin' up

I've worn the world upon my back
Would someone else but me pick up the slack?
Just because I could say
It's my life, do things my way

Now I'm lookin' up more than I look down
The view's a whole lot
Better second time around
Too much of me was hidden in the shadows
I looked up and felt my
Feet lift off the ground

Color a lot with a broader stroke
The laughter comes as easy as the jokes
Nowadays, I'm thinkin' 'bout
Time is wasted lookin' back

Now I'm lookin' up more than I look down
The view's a whole lot
Better second time around
Too much of me was hidden in the shadows
I looked up and felt my
Feet lift off the ground

You drop a bucket in a well
It's dark and deep down there
Crank the handle, bring it up
The water, crystal clear

I'm lookin' up more than I look down
The view's a whole lot
Better second time around
Too much of me was hidden in the shadows
I looked up and felt my
Feet lift off the ground

Lookin' up more than I look down
The view's a whole lot
Better second time around
Too much of me was hidden in the shadows
I looked up and felt my
Feet lift off the ground

Lookin' up lookin' up
Lookin' up lookin' up