Up Where We Belong Lyrics

Getting the Right Words for "Up Where We Belong"

So you want the full lyrics, right? Here they are, clean and complete: I see my face in still water
See it in the sky above
I'm waiting here for someone
Who looks like you
And when I see your eyes again
I'll know what it's all about
Cause darling we were made for something
Somewhere far beyond the ordinary
And though it sometimes seems to take forever
Baby we're gonna get there
I know we were made for something
Somewhere far beyond the ordinary
And when I look at you again
It's clear we were meant to be together
Up where we belong
Yes we'll be up where we belong
There's no telling now how soon we'll be there
When we finally get there
No we may walk on dangerous ground
Between the fire and the rain
But I know that our love will never let us fall down
There's no telling now how soon we'll be there
When we finally get there
And when I look at you again
It's clear we were meant to be together
Up where we belong
Yes we'll be up where we belong Written by Will Jennings, this 1982 hit for Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes came from the movie For Your Eyes Only... wait, wrong James Bond. An Officer and a Gentleman. It won the Oscar for Best Original Song.

The song structure is pretty straightforward — verse, pre-chorus, chorus, repeat. Two voices trade lines which is why the harmony works so well. If you're trying to learn it for karaoke or cover, the key thing is nailing the transition between "And though it sometimes seems..." and "Baby we're gonna get there." That's where most people rush. Slow it down to about 70 BPM and sing it like you're saying it to someone, not performing. I've had this come up before when someone tried to use it as a ringtone and ended up with just the chorus looped. Doesn't work. The verse sets up the emotional arc — the whole "waiting for someone" bit — and if you cut that, the payoff feels hollow. Start from the beginning. If you want to download it, major platforms have it. Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music. Also available on For Your Eyes Only: The Soundtrack vinyl reissue if you're into that.

The original single version runs about 4 minutes and 30 seconds. There's a shorter radio edit on some compilations that trims the middle section. Both are fine, but the full version has more space for the vocal interplay. One thing people miss: Warnes and Cocker actually recorded this in separate studios and merged the tracks. That's why their voices sometimes feel like they're coming from slightly different spaces in the mix. If you're doing a cover and recording yourself alone, layer your vocals rather than singing everything live in one pass. It sounds more natural. Here's the full lyrics again in case you need them:

I see my face in still water
See it in the sky above
I'm waiting here for someone
Who looks like you
And when I see your eyes again
I'll know what it's all about
Cause darling we were made for something
Somewhere far beyond the ordinary
And though it sometimes seems to take forever
Baby we're gonna get there
I know we were made for something
Somewhere far beyond the ordinary
And when I look at you again
It's clear we were meant to be together
Up where we belong
Yes we'll be up where we belong
There's no telling now how soon we'll be there
When we finally get there
No we may walk on dangerous ground
Between the fire and the rain
But I know that our love will never let us fall down
There's no telling now how soon we'll be there
When we finally get there
And when I look at you again
It's clear we were meant to be together
Up where we belong
Yes we'll be up where we belong