From the recording What If I Told You
Bass: Aston “Family Man” Barrett
Drums: Rolando “Phanso” Wilson
Guitar: Tomaz “Moose” Jardim, Earl "Chinna" Smith
Keyboards: Andru Branch, Harold Butler
Percussion: Andru Branch
Trumpet: Bobby Ellis
Trombone: Everald Gayle
Saxophone: Everton Gayle
Backing vocals: Milton Campbell, Paul Bailey
Words and music by Andru Branch © 1996, The Berlin Limited
Engineered by Otto Lee Wilson and Paul Hussey. Mixed by Paul Hussey and Otto Lee Wilson. Mastered by Noah Mintz. Produced by Andru Branch.
Lyrics
UPRIGHT
Words and music by Andru Branch © 1996
My daddy blew up at me today
He wanted to watch the news on TV
But what it is he just can’t see
It’s gonna be the same as yesterday
He said: “How you gonna know what’s going on?”
“What you gonna write about to get known?”
But what it is I’ve already been shown
It’s gonna be the same when I’m dead and gone
Another murder in the city
Another body in the country
More staving people
than the people there before them
Another revolution over there
Another constitution over here
More laid off people
‘cause another factory closed their doors
My daddy blew up at me today
He wanted to watch the news on TV
But what it is he just can’t see
It’s gonna be the same as yesterday
He said: “How you gonna know what’s going on?”
“What you gonna write about to get known?”
But what it is I’ve already been shown
It’s gonna be the same when I’m dead and gone
Another rise in inflation
Another fall in another nation
More diseases than the scientists can figure out
Another politician lies
Another species up and dies
More desolation than a healthy cat can handle now
So get on up and get down
Try your best to play the clown
Keep life light, don’t fuss and fight
And teach the youth to live upright
Upright