Title:  downright uptight (album version)

Composer:  Joe Raposo / Tom Whedon

Lead vocals:  Short Circus #1

Backing vocals:  none

Scene:  (From the TEC album.)

[SC]  I was lookin’ up, till you put me down.

I was climbin’ up, till you shot me down.

Now I’m givin’ up, ‘cause you got me down.

Baby, I’m downright uptight, ‘cause of you.

[SG]  I was lookin’ up.  Couldn’t get me down.

[SC]  Couldn’t get me down.

[SG]  Happy as a pup.  Never wore a frown.

[SC]  Never wore a frown.

[JA]  First you wound me up, then you ground me down.

[SC]  Then you ground me down.

Baby, I’m downright uptight, thanks to you.

[MH]  I was ????? and standing tall,

????? all the time.

[IC]  Then you went and made that call.

[SC]  Wish you’d saved the dime.

[DG]  I was lookin’ up, till you put me down.

I was climbin’ up,

[SC]  I was climbin’ up,

[DG]  Till you flagged me down.

[SC]  Till you flagged me down.

[IC]  Now I’m givin’ up, ‘cause you dragged me down.

Baby, I’m

[SC]  Downright uptight, ‘cause of you.

[SC]  Downright uptight.  Downright uptight.

Downright uptight, ‘cause of you.

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