Nowhere to Go But Up

Life's a balloon that tumbles or rises

Depending on what is inside

Fill it with hope and playful surprises

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

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

If your selection feels right, well, then, dearie, 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

Now I feel like that boy with a shiny new toy

And there's nowhere to go but up

Just one day at the fair has me waltzing on air

And there's nowhere to go but up

Michael: Jane, I remember! It's all true! Every impossible thing we imagined with Mary Poppins. It all happened!

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

Start feeding 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

We're zigging and zagging, our feet never dragging

We might take a ride to the moon

All this bobbing and weaving all comes from believing

The magic inside the balloon

The past is the past; it lives on as history

And that's an important thing

The future comes fast, each second a mystery

For nobody knows what tomorrow may bring

Jack: This one looks like you.

Jane: How did you know?

Admiral Boom: Don't you lose her, son!

Jack: I won't, sir!

Up here in the blue, it's a marvellous 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

Balloon Lady: Would you like to try one yourself, sir?

Mr. Wilkins: Why not? I'll give it a go.

Balloon Lady: Choose carefully.

Well, nowhere to go but up.

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

But I'll polish the sky (Ellen, better let us)

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

And there's nowhere to go but up

Admiral Boom: I've set sail! Chart a course, Mr. Binnacle!

Mr. Binnacle: That, I will, sir!

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 on to our sleeve

For there's nowhere to go but up

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

Balloon Lady: Of course, the grown-ups will all forget by tomorrow.

Mary Poppins: They always do.

Balloon Lady: Only one balloon left, Mary Poppins. I think it must be yours.

Mary Poppins: Yes, I suppose it must. Practically perfect in every way.

• Artist:Mary Poppins Returns (OST)