Kredity
PERFORMING ARTISTS
UB40
Performer
Mo Birch
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Robin Campbell
Composer
Earl Falconer
Composer
Terence Wilson
Composer
Norman Hassan
Composer
Michael Virtue
Composer
Ali Campbell
Composer
Brian Travers
Composer
Brown Jim (Gb 2)
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
UB40
Producer
John Shaw
Engineer
Gerry Parchment
Engineer
Texty
[Verse 1]
First floor, decide what you'll be one day
With a head full of comment and nothing to say
Second floor mixed up, it happens that way
Soon, you realize that listenin' don't pay
Third floor in limbo, no easy moves
Up or down, it's time to choose
[Verse 2]
The elevator's goin' up
Quick, the door's about to shut
Too late, we're full, just hang around
(Just hang around)
It won't be long
It won't be long before it's down
(Won't be long before it's down, we're goin' down)
[Verse 3]
Fourth floor, the job hunt, and all that you ask
Is an honest day's pay for an honest day's graft
Fifth floor, you may make a little more money
Now it's apparent downstairs ain't so funny
Sixth floor, a mortgage, a collar and a tie
Two weeks vacation in June or July
[Verse 4]
The elevator's goin' up
Quick, the door's about to shut
Too late, we're full, just hang around
(Just hang around)
It won't be long
It won't be long before it's down
(Won't be long before it's down, we're goin' down)
[Verse 5]
Seventh floor, expenses and private schools
Pushin' a pen, you're not turnin' the tools
Eighth floor position, respect and acclaim
Move up to the ninth for fortune and fame
Tenth floor for investment and real estate
Recouping the readies before it's too late
Eleventh floor, the penthouse, the final cut
With a head full of comment and a mouth that stays shut
[Verse 6]
The elevator's goin' up
Quick, the door's about to shut
Too late, we're full, just hang around
(Just hang around)
It won't be long
It won't be long before it's down
(Won't be long before it's down, we're goin' down)
[Verse 7]
The elevator's goin' up
Quick, the door's about to shut
Too late, we're full, just hang around
(Just hang around)
It won't be long
It won't be long before it's down
(Won't be long before it's down, we're goin' down)
[Verse 8]
The elevator's goin' up
Quick, the door's about to shut
Too late, we're full, just hang around
(Just hang around)
It won't be long
It won't be long before it's down
(Won't be long before it's down, we're goin' down)
[Verse 9]
The elevator's goin' up
Quick, the door's about to shut
Too late, we're full, just hang around
(Just hang around)
It won't be long
It won't be long before it's down
(Won't be long before it's down, we're goin' down)
[Verse 10]
The elevator's goin' up
Quick, the door's about to shut
Too late, we're full, just hang around
(Just hang around)
It won't be long
Written by: Ali Campbell, Brian Travers, Brown Jim (Gb 2), Earl Falconer, Michael Virtue, Norman Hassan, Robin Campbell, Terence Wilson
