Hall & Oates

Released: September 1, 1981

Songwriter: Sara Allen Neil Kernon Daryl Hall John Oates

Producer: Neil Kernon Daryl Hall John Oates

[Verse 1]
Oceans emotions yeah we all feel the same
Afraid of undertow and great tidal wave
I may go under many hundreds of times
I keep on kickin', baby throw me a line

[Pre-Chorus]
C.C. Sick, the Mal de Mer
Try, try, try, I'm holding on, holding my

[Chorus]
Head Above Water
It's so hard to keep my head above water
Head Above Water
It's so hard to keep my head above water

[Verse 2]
No never envy the big fish in the pond
It's deep and dark when all the surface is gone
My kinda humor kinda keeping me dry
On the horizon, water touches the sky

[Pre-Chorus]
C.C. Sick, the Mal de Mer
Try, try, try, try, try, I'm holding my

[Chorus]
Head Above Water
It's so hard to keep my head above water
Head Above Water
It's so hard to keep my head above water

Head Above Water
It's so hard to keep my head above water
Head Above Water
It's so hard to keep my head above water
Oh yeah

[Interlude]

[Bridge]
I better keep my

[Chorus]
Head Above Water
It's so hard to keep my head above water
Head Above Water
It's so hard to keep my head above water

Head Above Water
It's so hard to keep my head above water
Head Above Water
It's so hard to keep my head above water

[Outro]
Head Above Water
I can't keep my, I can't keep my
Head Above Water

Head Above Water
It's so hard, it's so hard, it's so hard, it's so hard, it's so hard (Head Above Water)
Yeah

Head Above Water
Try, try, try, try, try to keep my, keep my, keep my, keep my (Head Above Water)
Ohh, it's so hard, it's so hard, it's so hard (Head Above Water)

Head Above Water (Ahh)
I can't keep my, keep, keep my Head above
Head Above Water
It's so hard, it's so hard, it's so hard (Head Above Water)

Head Above Water
Head above water, it's so hard
To keep my, keep my

Head Above Water

Hall & Oates released the first of their 18 albums in 1972 on Atlantic Records. They would go on to sell 13 million albums and 6 million singles primarily during the 70’s and 80’s when they recorded their most prolific and profound music. They blended rock, jazz, soul, and pop create a genre they titled rock and soul.

While their technical musicianship, innovative songwriting styles, and popular live performances were praised, they also had a fruitful partnership with their manager Tommy Mottola, who was helped Hall & Oates break into music videos before they were popular and made profitable financial deals by helping them get on the ground level of and corporate sponsorship of tours. Hall & Oates were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014.

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