In line with the ‘60s political themes of the album, “Up With People” is named after the right-wing counter-counterculture organization founded in 1968. For several decades, Up With People put on performances of songs with religious and self-help themes for various world leaders, and in its early ye...
[Verse 1]
Yeah, there comes a booming sound
It used to come from underground
Now it emanates
From a kind of welfare state
Of the soul
Yeah, baby of the soul
[Verse 2]
And of that sweet, sweet soul
Let's be certain
The deliberate monologue
As sure as if it will fall
Across you, unto you
Will most certainly leave the doing
The doing undone
[Refrain]
Come on undone
Come on undone
[Pre-Chorus]
We are doing
And we are screwing
[Chorus]
Up our lives today (Today)
Up our lives today (Today)
Up our lives today (Today)
Up our lives today (Today)
Up our lives today (Today)
Up our lives today (Today)
(Up our lives today)
[Bridge]
What's that we chanted
It's this we planted
[Chorus]
Come on progeny (Progeny)
Come on progeny (Progeny)
Come on progeny (Progeny)
Come on progeny (Progeny)
Come on progeny (Progeny)
Come on progeny (Progeny)
[Instrumental Outro]
Up with People was written by Kurt Wagner.
Up with People was produced by Kurt Wagner & Mark Nevers.
Lambchop released Up with People on Tue May 02 2000.