Bang away the day, hangin’ at the balcony
And in front’o’me the Rhine-knee that I see
Plenty’o’stress and many’o’tasks
Hecticness has passed at last
Feel like a fool now, because you’re workin’ too hard
You need to cool down before it tears you apart
Here and safe in my cave of refuge
Behave like Mr. Scrooge
In times’o’sentimental disappointment
Jazz, this is my mental ointment
Paralyzed, it catalyzes my analysis
Energizes me, guidin’ me outta this
Vale’o’tears, a nightmare that is
Narratin’ that sad fairytale for ears
Bein’ tumbled and twisted by the cyclone
Jump out, get in, come on, and ride on

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Good night, Lady Day
Miles in the Sky plays in a silent way
Comin’ the way down, takin’ a deep breath
Life’s a serious affair, but now it makes me laugh
Got ’nough coffee, beer and cigarettes
See city lights, trees, and silhouettes
A hell of a band, a spell of a tune
Peace and privacy enfold me like a cocoon
Time to get rid’o’that tight harness
Time for a chill at the hill of bright darkness
Blue notes full of verve surf on sine curves
Mellow melodies mellowin’ my nerves
On a grey day catchin’ the sun
What a great play scratched into black wax
At Round Midnight they played great job
What a sound inside’o’that smoky club
What a night, suddenly I was lucky to be
Unforgettable, it was a Love Supreme
When Tron called Trane to put the light on
And we altogether, ride on

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BRIDGE
Feel like a fool
’Cause you’re workin’ too hard
You need to cool down
Feel like a fool
’Cause you’re workin’ too hard
You need to cool down
I was already twenty seven years ago there were plenty
And many of inspirations and impressions
Made my first Giant Steps in Jazz
Jam sessions, with class’n’pizazz
Down from the basement the haze’o’the skunk
Up to the stage with an overdose of funk
Buddy Mike’s affection for Jazz’n’Roots
Seduced’n’introduced me to that mood
To understand the Jazz
Was like a breakout from Alcatraz
I was impressed, flooded by passion
Talkin’ all that Jazz, yes, I’m old fashioned
The man with the horn’s gonna sax you up
The ticket for the Soultrane’s the wax you got
Fly with the wind and swing on a Milestone
Dasch my Musig, Tschööss! Ride on

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