Undercover


UndercoverThis was the band's debut album, in 1982, on MRC. While not perhaps the best album Undercover has ever released, it is the only one with the full 6-piece band on the album. There is a light, bouncy sound on most of the album, which explains why "Dying In Love" with its harder edge didn't make the cut. This album also features three virtually-live tracks, where the basic song is live, with some vocal layering added.
Shortly after this album was recorded and released, there was a number of changes to the band personnel, which also served to direct and tighten the sound to what it would become. Later rereleased as part of Volume 1 on Broken (Brainstorm) Records (1988), and as the first half of the first CD of the Undercover Anthology, Volume 1 (1996, Innocent Media).

Personnel:

Rick Alba- bass, vocals
Jim Nicholson- guitar, vocals
Danny Pavlis- drums, vocals
Joey Taylor- keyboards, 'vocals'
Bill Walden- lead vocals, saxophone
Dave Hackbarth- handclaps (!), vocals

Songs


1. Excuse Us
2. Heal Me
3. I'll Be A Fool
4. Francine
5. It's Official
6. Turn Your Head
7. Look It Up
8. Read It In A Letter
9. Daddy-O
10. Tonight
11. Stop
12. He's In Love With You
13. I.C.U.
14. He Gives We Have
15. *Dying In Love

*- this song appears on the anthology and on Volume One, but is not on the original.

Lyrics

To do justice to these lyrics, I'm gonna leave 'em in preformatted mode. Thanks Jonny for going through the effort of transcribing these.
EXCUSE US
(Alba - Walden)

Yesterday, we were all too afraid 
To show any love
yesterday, It was uncool to sing 
of Heaven above
   But now It's Changed
   Some say it's strange
     You'll Have To Excuse Us
     We're in Love with Jesus
     You'll Have To Excuse Us
     We're in Love with Jesus

Tomorrow is all within His hand 
He's got the plan
Tomorrow we'll all be closer to Him 
We're gonna stand
   You ask me why
   I tell no lie (back to "excuse us" part)

No need to hide
He's living inside
No need to fight at all!

Forever we're going to be with Him 
we're gonna live
Forever in peace and happiness
The love That He Gives
   Can set you free
   He did for me ("excuse us" part)

[Jesus] on my mind
He loves me all the time 
     You'll Have To Excuse Us
     We're in Love with Jesus
     You'll Have To Excuse Us
     We're in Love with Jesus
     We're in Love with Jesus
     We're in Love with Jesus
     We're in Love with Jesus

words in [] are on linner lyrics, but not sung

HEAL ME
(TAYLOR)

{Can you hear me chewin' gum?}
{Yes.}
{Bummer.}

When I heard that He was coming
I knew I couldn't run away
So I called & I shouted
Jesus Heal Today

->Because I'm blind, I can't see
  Since I can remember
  Be kind to me
  Heal my tired broken soul
  Don't wanna live for rok 'n' rol  
  Hope I change before I
     Get too OLD!!!

When I knew where I was going
I kept falling down along the way
So I called & I shouted
Jesus Heal Today (go to ->)

When I.C.U. its easy 2 Love You
I believe You I'll never leave You

Well I know where I'm going
But I keep thinking that I'm 
Somewhere else
So I call, I keep shouting
Jesus Heal toDAY (go to ->)

I Hope I change before I
   Get too OLD!!!

I'LL BE A FOOL
(TAYLOR)

All I want to do
Is be in love with You
Everything You give
Makes me want to live

->I'll be a fool for You
  'cause I
  Want to live for You
  I NEED YOU

You are everything
All the gifts You bring
Make me want to Shout
I've Got to shout it out
    (go to ->)
   WHOA!!
     whoa - hee hee.....

You say go, I go
You say no, I know
Now I've got to say
It's better everyday!
    (go to -> twice)

FRANCINE
(Alba)

Last night you told me
you wanted out
Please make it clear-DEAR!
What's this about (2x)
I have that right. I want to know

Francine-tell me what could it mean (2x)

What's with this "NEW LIFE"
You mentioned before?
Gave you my world-GIRL!
could you want more (2x)
Show it to me. I want to know

Francine-tell me what could it mean (2x)

You say this love is not of human kind
But comes from above for everyone
If there's a greater love than mine
Show it to me
You got to show it to me

Francine-tell me what could it mean (2x)

I'll let you go now
To your love anew
Well, maybe someday
I'll find it too (2x)
Show it to me
I want [I've got] to know
Oh, you know I've got to know

Francine-tell me what could it mean (2x)

Francine-you found the remedy

[Have you found the remedy?]

Francine!

words in [] are on liner lyrics, but not sung

IT'S OFFICIAL
(TAYLOR)

I wanna tell you
Something you should know
Put it on a record
Ready here we go
You're my best friend
Couldn't live without you
You're my best friend
I'm not ashamed to say

->Its official, I wanna say
  Its really special to me

I know I've hurt you
Many times before
I hope I never
Hurt you anymore
You're my best friend
You & me together
You're my best friend
You & me forever, let's say (go to ->, twice)

You make me happy
You always fill me
When I have a rainy day
You're my best friend anyway, let's say (go to ->)

I wanna tell you
Something you should know
Put it on a record
Ready here we go
You're my best friend
Couldn't live without you
You're my best friend
I'm not ashamed to say

It's official, I wanna say
Really special
special to me!
It's official
Oh, I've got to say
Its really special to me, to me
Special to me
Its special to me
Its special to me

TURN YOUR HEAD
(Nicholson)

I woke up and I was down down down
I got [sat] up I looked around     down      [round]
I found myself sitting       round      round
in sin I was hating                round
where I'd been
I didn't know what to do so Jesus I called on you
    and you said

    (Turn your head run from sin be born again)

I got up and I was sad sad sad :(
Oh I went out and I was bad bad [bad] so bad
I found myself sitting in sin I was hating where
I'd been oh Lord I just can't stop my life is
so messed up but you said
         
    (chorus)

You say so I do I give my life life to you
It took me so long to say I'm wrong wrong wrong wrong

They'll be no more living in sin
with you I can start over again and again
I know that with you I can be strong
I know that with you I won't go wrong
    'cus you said
   
    (chorus)            
    Turn your head run from sin be born again
    You told me HEY BOY!
    Turn your head run from sin be born again
    Turn your head run from sin be born again
    Be Born Again

words written in [] are on liner lyrics, but not sung

LOOK IT UP
(TAYLOR)

Walking on my own
Walking all alone
Talking on the telephone
To somebady else I know
That's [Who's] goin' thru the
Same things We Are
   BROKEN

-> Look it up He felt the same 
   When He suffered

Got no food to eat
Blisters on my feet
Gotta get to Bed
But I've got no where to put my head
He went thru the same things we are
   FLAT BROKE (go to ->)

People laugh at me
People always yell at me
Happens all the time
They say that I ain't worth a dime
They told Him all the same things 2
   NO GOOD (go to ->)

He felt the same 
when He suffered
Whoa Whoa-oh
He felt the same 
when He suffered
He felt the same 
when He suffered
LOOK IT UP!

[Who's] is on liner lyrics, but "that's" sung instead.

READ IT IN A LETTER
(Nicholson)

I read it in a letter      I got from you
it said youd never leave me it said youd be true

(All I want to do is love you. 4xs)

I read all about it the things that youd do
it said youd always be there whatever I was going thru
it said don't worry there's nothin to great
I'll mend your heartbreak no more headaches

(Chorus)

Yes I got your letter I got your message too
I can't live without it      Lord I need you

(Chorus)

Yes you told me

(chorus)

DADDY-O
(TAYLOR-WALDEN)

HEY DADDY-O
Where you goin so =fAST
Daddy-O
You're NEVER gonna last
Daddy-O GoGo Daddy-O

Hey Daddy-O
You're spinnin your wheels
Daddy-O
Tell me how it fEELS
Daddy-O GoGo Daddy-O

Jesus can give you Rest
Jesus He knows what's Best
He already past the test 4 U
Jesus rose from the dead
Jesus can fix your head
And He said that he'd be back Again

Hey Daddy-O
You're burning out
Daddy-O
What's it All About
Daddy-O GoGo Daddy-O

HEY DADDY-O
Where you goin so FAST
Daddy-O
You're NEVER gonna last
Daddy-O GoGo Daddy-O

You're NEVER gonna last
Daddy-O GoGo Daddy-O
You're NEVER gonna last
Daddy-O GoGo Daddy-O
You're NEVER gonna last
You're NEVER gonna last
You're NEVER gonna last

TONIGHT
(Nicholson)

All day I've been thinKing of you
I can't wait till my work is through
but something happens when I walk through 
that door
I don't want to see you anymore

chorus {maybe Tonight: I'll put my feelings aside
              Tonight: I'll ask you to come inside
              Tonight: My heart is right Tonight
               Well, its right tonight

I can't stand to see the days go by
Like I'm livin liKe I'm waitin to die
I ask you to help straighten me up
While I'm thinKin I'll get it right... Tonight
            
              chorus

Oh Lord I wouldn't be so lonely
If I gave to you only, to you only
And I know that I'm not right but you could
change it all tonight

              chorus

Tonight: You'll forgive all my sin
Tonight: You'll forget where I've been
Tonight: my heart is right Tonight
 Well, its right tonight!

STOP
(Nicholson - Taylor)

Your love never ends
Just begins and begins
I know I'll never die
[I know] you're always
   by my side

Where ever I go
Your love in me shows
Lights up like a neon sign
everyone knows you're
   on my mind

C  All my friends say I'm not supposed to feel this way
H  but I say no way cus I've been fine since I heard you say
O  Some love will see you through and some love will stop!
R  My love will never stop, never stop, My love will never stop, never stop,
U  My love will never stop for you
S

I used to be blind
till I made up my mind
now all that I want to see
Is more of your changes 
   in me

Your love never ends
Just begins and begins
I know I'll never die
Your love is always by my side
{1,2,3,4 ohh...}

   chorus

My love will never stop, never stop, My love will never stop, never stop,
My love will never stop for you

{Thank you. Praise God, God's so good to us.}

words in [] are on liner lyrics, but not sung

He's In Love With YOU
(Alba)

I'm in love   more than
I have ever been before, 'cus
I found love  That's gonna
Stay with me forever more
It's true   It's purified
He proved it when He died
I used to think
That it was just a part of history
But now I Know
I was a fool to never notice
How He died but rose again
He wants To be your FRIEND

He showed His love to me
My lonely eye's can see
Jesus died for ME

When lovers come and go
and you still feel the same
You only need to know ThaT
He's in love with YOU
it's really true
He's in love with YOU

And now I know
His love is REAL
Cause it's a part of me
I tell you so,
He'll do for you what
He has done for me
He died but rose agian
His love will never end

He showed His love to me
My lonely eye's can see
Jesus died for ME

When lovers come and go
and you still feel the same
You only need to know
He's in love with YOU
it's really true
He's in love with YOU

He's in love with YOU
it's really true
He's in love with YOU

He'd shown His love to me
My lonely eye's can see
Jesus died for ME

I.C.U.
(TAYLOR)

   I want You
   I need You
   I love You
   Because I.C.U.
   Everyday
   Everyway
   Anyway
   I've Got to say
   I've got to say

   I want You
   I need You
  {I love you}
   I love You
  {because I.C.U.}
   Because I.C.U.
   Everyday
   Everyway
   Anyway
   Got to say
 I got to say

Thank You God for loving ME
Thank You Jesus for say-ay ving ME
Thank You Lord for Healing ME

   I want You
   I need You
   I want You
   Because I.C.U.
   Everyday
   Everyway
  {Anyway}
   Anyway
  {I got to say}
   Got to say
   Got to say

Thank You God for loving ME
Thank You Jesus for say-ay ving ME
Thank You Lord for Healing ME

I never knew
This could be so
   TRUE!!!

{sing along}

I never knew
{everybody help us}
This could be so
   TRUE!!!

I never knew
This could be so
   TRUE!!!

{Sweet Jesus!}

I never knew
This could be so
   TRUE!!!

{He's HOT!}

I never knew
This could be so
   TRUE!!!

{I love You Lord!}

I never knew
{alright}
This could be so
   TRUE!!!

HE GIVES WE HAVE
(TAYLOR)

We have rest
[He Gives rest]
When we look to Him
He Gives us the best
He's the King of Kings
The Lord of Lords
He MADE EVERYTHING
Lives forever more

-> He made You & He made ME
   HE MADE Life, He Gives Love
   it's free - He Gives WE HAVE

We have Peace
Peace that satisfies
Peace that NEVER DiES
He is the Prince of Peace
   IMMANUEL
Why does He love us
I could never tell
            (go to ->)

He Gives WE HAVE!

words in [] are liner lyrics opening  

DYING IN LOVE
(TAYLOR)

They watched as heaven turned its head and looked away
The man they crucified looked out as if to say
It has to be

->Don't be lonely, lonely
  Don't be sad, sad
  Don't be sorry, sorry
  Dying will bring life

  Don't be sad, don't be sorry
  He was dying in Love

They saw the sky turn black, the sun was growing dim
They felt his pain and heard them mock and laugh at Him
They heard Him say (go to ->)

He kept forgiving them no matter what they done
The words he'd spoken told us He'd be back again
We heard Him say (go to ->)

He was dying in Love
Dying in Love
He was dying in LOVE :)


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