There are songs that make you dance, songs that make you cry, and then there are songs that make you stop and think. “How Ya Doin’ Up There” falls into that last category—a song that reaches beyond the here and now, looking upward and asking the kind of questions we all wrestle with at some point.
This is the kind of song that sneaks up on you. At first, it might feel like a simple conversation, a casual check-in with someone who’s no longer around. But then it hits you—this isn’t just about missing someone; it’s about wondering what comes next, about looking for signs that those we’ve lost are still watching over us. It’s the kind of song you hear on a quiet evening, maybe driving alone or sitting on the porch, when memories flood in, and you can’t help but whisper to the sky, Are you okay up there? Do you see me?
What makes “How Ya Doin’ Up There” so powerful is its simplicity. It doesn’t preach, it doesn’t pretend to have all the answers—it just asks the right questions. The ones that tug at your heartstrings and make you reflect on love, loss, and the hope that somewhere, somehow, the ones we miss are still close.
It’s a song for anyone who’s ever looked up at the stars and felt like someone was looking back.
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How ya doin’ up there?
I was just starin’ up at your stars
Just wonderin’ how you are
Hopin’ I could bend your ear
No this ain’t about a girl
Or a W for the home team
It ain’t a get me out of this thing
I’ll go to church more kind of prayer
Just how ya doin’ up there
I’m just checkin’ in
Checkin’ on how ya been
Just wanted you to know that I still care
I know that you’re in control
But man the devil’s been on a roll
Heaven knows down here
It’s been one hell of a year
How ya doin’ up there?
I know your hearts got a break
When you look down and see the hate
And all the worry and the fear
In a faith that’s disappeared
I’m just checkin’ in
Checkin’ on how ya been
Just wanted you to know that I still care
I know that you’re in control
But man the devil’s been on a roll
Heaven knows down here
It’s been one hell of a year
So how ya doin’ up there?
Yeah
I know that you’re in control
But man the devil’s been on a roll
But a lot of us down here
We still believe
I’ll hit ya back tomorrow night just to see
How ya doin’ up there?
How ya doin’ up there?