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Artist: 4 Non Blondes
Track: What's Up?

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Twenty-five years and my life is still
Trying to get up that great big hill of hope
For a destination

I realized quickly when I knew I should
That the world was made up of this brotherhood of man
For whatever that means

And so I cry sometimes
When I'm lying in bed just to get it all out
What's in my head
And I, I am feeling a little peculiar

And so I wake in the morning and I step outside
And I take a deep breath and I get real high
And I scream from the top of my lungs
"What's going on?"

And I say, "Hey-ey-ey-ey-ey
Hey-ey-ey"
I said, "Hey, what's going on?"

And I say, "Hey-ey-ey-ey-ey
Hey-ey-ey"
I said, "Hey, what's going on?"

Ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, uh-huh
Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, uh-huh

And I try, oh my God, do I try
I try all the time
In this institution

And I pray, oh my God, do I pray
I pray every single day
For a revolution

And so I cry sometimes
When I'm lying in bed
Just to get it all out
What's in my head
And I, I am feeling a little peculiar

And so I wake in the morning
And I step outside
And I take a deep breath and I get real high
And I scream from the top of my lungs
"What's going on?"

And I say, "Hey-ey-ey-ey-ey
Hey-ey-ey"
I said, "Hey, what's going on?"

And I say, "Hey-ey-ey-ey-ey
Hey-ey-ey"
I said, "Hey, what's going on?"

And I say, "Hey-ey-ey-ey-ey (wake in the morning and step outside)
Hey-ey-ey" (take a deep breath and I get real high)
I said, "Hey, what's going on?" (And I scream, what's going on?)

And I say, "Hey-ey-ey-ey-eh (wake in the morning and step outside)
Hey-ey-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah" (take a deep breath and I get real high)
I said, "Hey, hey, what's going on?" (And I scream, what's going on?)

Ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, uh-huh

Twenty-five years and my life is still
Trying to get up that great big hill of hope
For a destination
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4 Non Blondes – What's Up?
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[Chorus] / Hey-ey-ey / Hey-ey-ey / I said "Hey, a-what's going on?" / And I say, hey-ey-ey / Hey-ey-ey / I said "Hey, a-what's going on?" / [Verse 1] / 25 years and my life is
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[Intro: Dolly Parton] / Mhm, mm / Mm, mm / [Verse 1: Dolly Parton] / All of these years and my life is still / Just tryin' to get up that great big hill of hope / For a destination
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Genius Deutsche Übersetzungen – 4 Non Blondes - What’s Up? (Deutsche Übersetzung)
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[Verse 1] / And so I cry sometimes when I'm lying in bed / Just to get it all out, what's in my head / And I, feel a little peculiar / And so I wake in the morning and I step
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Stumbled my way on the darkest afternoon / I got a beer in my hand and I'm draggin' a stoagie too / The back of my brain is tickin' like a clock / I simmer down gently but boil on
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Q:When did 4 Non Blondes release “What's Up?”?
4 Non Blondes released “What's Up?” on October 13, 1992.
Q:Who wrote “What's Up?” by 4 Non Blondes?
“What's Up?” by 4 Non Blondes was written by Linda Perry.
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4 Non Blondes
4 Non Blondes began in 1989 as four San Fransciso lesbians who built a local following and got ‘a lot of press’ in the area, attracting a number of record labels who smelled a hit
4 Non Blondes Songs
4 Non Blondes has 17 songs with the most popular being What's Up?, Pleasantly Blue and Spaceman.
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Bigger, Better, Faster, More by 4 Non Blondes
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