Listen to Nowhere to Go But Up by Angela Lansbury, Ben Whishaw, Pixie Davies, Joel Dawson, Nathanael Saleh, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Emily Mortimer, Julie Walters & Company - Mary Poppins Returns

Nowhere to Go But Up

Angela Lansbury, Ben Whishaw, Pixie Davies, Joel Dawson, Nathanael Saleh, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Emily Mortimer, Julie Walters & Company - Mary Poppins Returns

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Nowhere to Go But Up (From "Mary Poppins Returns"/Audio Only)

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Angela Lansbury

Angela Lansbury

Vocals

Ben Whishaw

Vocals

Pixie Davies

Vocals

Joel Dawson

Vocals

Nathanael Saleh

Nathanael Saleh

Vocals

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Vocals

Emily Mortimer

Vocals

Julie Walters

Vocals

Company - Mary Poppins Returns

Company - Mary Poppins Returns

Vocal Ensemble

Paul Gemignani

Conductor

David William Hearn

David William Hearn

Programming

Douglas Romayne

Douglas Romayne

Programming

Chris Lord

Programming

David Warner

Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Marc Shaiman

Composer

Scott Wittman

Lyrics

Richard M. Sherman

Richard M. Sherman

Composer

Robert B. Sherman

Robert B. Sherman

Composer

David Hage

Score Preparation

Doug Besterman

Orchestrator

Fiona Cruickshank

Fiona Cruickshank

Score Editor

Jeff Atmajian

Orchestrator

Joe Zimmerman

Score Preparation

Mark Graham

Score Preparation

Michael Starobin

Michael Starobin

Orchestrator

Roger Julià-Satorra

Roger Julià-Satorra

Score Preparation

Russell Bartmus

Russell Bartmus

Score Preparation

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Marc Shaiman

Producer

Rob Marshall

Producer

John DeLuca

Producer

Mike Higham

Music Supervisor

Andrew Dudman

Recording Engineer

Lawrence Anslow

Lawrence Anslow

Assistant Recording Engineer

Alex Ferguson

Assistant Recording Engineer

Alice Bennett

Assistant Recording Engineer

Jason Staniulus

Jason Staniulus

Assistant Mixing Engineer

Gloria Kaba

Assistant Mixing Engineer

Jennifer Dunnington

Jennifer Dunnington

Editing Engineer

Jim Bruening

Editing Engineer

Timothy Marchiafava

Timothy Marchiafava

Assistant Editing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Life's a balloon that tumbles or rises

Dependin' on what is inside

Fill it with hope and playful surprises

And oh, deary ducks, then you're in for a ride

[Verse 2]

Look inside the balloon, and if you hear a tune

There's nowhere to go but up

Choose the secret we know before life makes us grow

There's nowhere to go but up

[Verse 3]

If your selection feels right, well then, dearly, hold tight

If you see your reflection, your heart will take flight

If you pick the right string, then your heart will take wing

And there's nowhere to go but up

[Verse 4]

Now I feel like that boy with a shiny new toy

And there's nowhere to go but up (Michael)

Just one day at the fair has me waltzin' on air

And there's nowhere to go but up

[Verse 5]

Jane, I remember

It's all true

Every impossible thing we imagined with Mary Poppins

It all happened

[Verse 6]

Now my heart is so light, that I think I just might

Start feedin' the birds and then go fly a kite

With your head in a cloud, only laughter's allowed

And there's nowhere to go but up

[Verse 7]

We're zigging and zagging, our feet never dragging

We might take a ride to the moon

All this bumping and weaving all comes from believing

The magic inside the balloon

[Verse 8]

The past is the past, it lives on as history

That's an important thing

The future comes fast, each second a mystery

For nobody knows what tomorrow may bring

[Verse 9]

This one looks like you

How do you know?

Don't you lose her, son!

I won't, sir

[Verse 10]

Up here in the blue, it's a marvelous view

Side by side is the best way to fly

Once I just looked above, but now I am part of

The lovely London sky

[Verse 11]

Would you like to try one yourself, sir?

I'll give it a go

Choose carefully

Well, nowhere to go but up

[Verse 12]

When the clouds make a muss, well, I won't make a fuss

But I'll polish the stars, Ellen, better let us

Give a lift to a foe, for you reap what you sow

And there's nowhere to go but up

[Verse 13]

I've set sail

Chart a course, Mr. Binnacle

That I will, sir

[Verse 14]

If your day's up the spout, well, there isn't a doubt

There's nowhere to go but up

And if you don't believe, just hang onto my sleeve

For there's nowhere to go but up

[Verse 15]

As you fly over town, it gets harder to frown

And we'll all hit the heights if we never look down

Let the past take a bow, the forever is now

And there's nowhere to go but up, up

There's nowhere to go but up

[Verse 16]

Of course the grownups will all forget by tomorrow

They always do

Only one balloon left, Mary Poppins

I think it must be yours

Yes, I suppose it must

Practically perfect in every way

Written by: Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman

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