THE UPPER ECHELON Dec. 28/82 Karl Rigelhof

It's hard to get to the top
When you can't even stand below
(Look out below)
It's hard to get it up
When you can't even get off the floor

It's so much easier coming off the wall
Than to find it once again
(Once again)
It's so easy to run screaming down the hall
Than to play along with this charade

CHORUS:
Keep it up
That's it, keep up the good work
Put you down
It's the only way to keep you in line
Light it up
We'll help to lighten up your day
Let's get down
We can take you all the way

The best things in life are not free
Everything has a price
But then again if I were you
It wouldn't be so nice

Do you really have what it takes
We can shape you to our needs
You say you're looking for an even break
You must open your eyes to read

CHORUS

Are you happy now that you're finally here
It isn't quite what you expected (is it)
Now that we've got you in our grasp
All transmissions are intercepted

Can you still remember a time
When life would just slip on by
And the only problem we could find
Was (if we could)/(how to) feel this way until we die

CHORUS