[00:00.00][Intro —contrabass walking alone, 4 bars, no vocal, no percussion]
[00:00.02][Bar 5 —full brass section punches in, timbales crack, band is live]
[00:00.06][Verse 1 —lead vocal only dry and close-mic coy and knowing slight rhythmic swing on every phrase]
[00:10.59]I was blown away
[00:13.68]What did I say
[00:16.65]Could I have been so blind
[00:18.33]Not to see the obstacle in front of me
[00:23.79]You were blinded too
[00:26.46]By what you believed
[00:30.18]And now I can't imagine
[00:32.25]Ever letting go of what we've achieved
[00:34.41][Pre-Chorus —brass drops out completely bass and brushed snare only trio locks into close three-part harmony]
[00:36.33](Trio —tight Andrews Sisters chord stack barely moving each note a half-step apart)
[00:37.68]If you put two and two together
[00:40.62]You will see what our friendship is for
[00:43.44]If you can't work this equation
[00:45.75]Then I guess I'll have to show you the door
[00:48.36][Chorus —full salsa swing brass stabs on beats 1 and 3 timbales locked trio in bright close harmony]
[00:50.61]Say you'll be there
[00:53.70]I'm giving you everything
[00:57.42]All that joy can bring
[01:02.22]This I swear
[01:04.53]Last time that I'll show
[01:07.71]And if you want me too
[01:09.87]You'd better make it soon
[01:12.06][Verse 2 —lead vocal struts more confident than verse 1 trio answers every second line with tight chord hits]
[01:16.59]Any fool can see
[01:18.69]They're falling
[01:21.18]I got to make you understand
[01:23.76]I am not like the others
[01:27.06]Holding back
[01:29.49]My love for you
[01:32.52]Was something I could not do
[01:34.20]So I had to let you know
[01:36.33][Scat Break —lead vocal improvises over walking bass trio holds long chord underneath]
[01:37.95](Lead)Bee-dee-hop bop-sha-bop
[01:38.10]Doo-wah skee-dee-bop
[01:38.91](Lead)Yeah!
[01:39.09][Pre-Chorus —same tight trio harmony even more restrained tension before the big chorus]
[01:41.82](Trio —close harmony half-spoken half-sung)
[01:58.89]If you put two and two together
[02:02.07]You will see what our friendship is for
[02:04.83]If you can't work this equation
[02:07.11]Then I guess I'll have to show you the door
[02:09.36][Chorus —fuller than first brass on every beat now trio voices split wide]
[02:12.15]Say you'll be there
[02:15.09]I'm giving you everything
[02:18.78]All that joy can bring
[02:23.55]This I swear
[02:24.81]Last time that I'll show
[02:29.07]And if you want me too
[02:31.20]You'd better make it soon
[02:33.06][Bridge —call-and-response lead vocal phrases answered by trombone trio drops to hum underneath]
[02:34.50](Lead)I'm giving you everything—
[02:40.56](Lead)Everything that I've got—
[02:49.80](Lead)Including my heart and soul—
[02:55.23](Lead)So don't let me down!
[02:56.82][Bridge Scat —lead and trio trade phrases brass punches between playful and loose]
[02:59.55](Lead)Bee-dee-bop-sha-bop!
[02:59.85](Lead)Skee-dee-hop!
[03:00.24][Full band stab —silence one beat]
[03:01.41][Final Chorus —double-time timbales trio harmonies at maximum brightness brass screaming vintage and unstoppable]
[03:10.38]Say you'll be there
[03:22.83]I'm giving you everything
[03:26.55]All that joy can bring
[03:31.17]This I swear
[03:32.40]Last time that I'll show
[03:36.99]And if you want me too
[03:39.00]You'd better make it soon!
[03:40.41][Outro —contrabass returns alone 4 bars lead hums final phrase trio holds closing chord]
[03:44.07](Lead half-spoken with a smile)
[03:46.38]Say you'll be there