Tony Adamo Poet Lyric

Notes About The Poem

It's Gotta B U!

IT’S GOTTA BE YOU/ Lyric
WHO ELSE COULD IT BE, YEAH/
IT’S GOTTA BE YOU/
DEEP IN THE GROOVE, WHAT IT BE WELL/
I WAS INTO COOL BEFORE IT WAS HIP TO BE COOL/
I WOULD LISTEN TO MILES WHEN I WAS READING ZEN/
I DUG THE BEAT POETS, MAN, MAN TO NO END/
HEY BRO, WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND? YOU BE THINKIN’ IN 5/4 TIME…/
WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT?
COOKIN’ WITH PHILLY JOE JONES/

THERE AIN’T NO DOUBT…/
HEY BABY, WHATCHA SAY YOU BE DIGGIN’   ON ANITA O’ DAY/

ORGAN SOLO/ IN AFTER SOLO
IT’S GOTTA BE YOU/

WHO ELSE COULD DIG THIS JAZZ SCENE/

IT’S GOTTA BE YOU/

DEEP IN THE GROOVE WITH BOOKER T/

IS THAT YOU WITH SHIRLEY SCOTT AND HAROLD VICK/

SPOKEN:

HEY MAN, IS THAT YOU

IT’s Gotta Be You/HIpSpoken Word
AIN’T NO PAST, JUST NOW AND INTO THE FUTURE/ REACH FOR IT, THIS MOMENT/ THIS RIFF/ THIS BREATH/ JAZZ AIN’T SOMETHIN YOU JUST DIG TO LISTEN TO/ MAN, GRAB YOUR HORN AND FEEL JAZZ/LIVE IT/BLOW NOTES ON YOUR TENOR/GO ON MAN/IMPROVISE, TAKE A CHANCE TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE FOREVER/
FALL ON YOUR FACE/GET BACK UP AND DIG SOMETHIN NEW/OPEN UP/STREACH OUT/PLAY ON YOUR HORN AND COME UP WITH A NEW SOUND AND INTO A NEW WAY OF THINKING BOUT YOU AND JAZZ/ FORGET ABOUT COMFORTABLE ON YOUR HORN/COMFORTABLE KILLED MORE JAZZ MUSICIANS THAN HEROIN/ KEEP REACHING KEEP FEELIN' FOR THE HIGH TIMES IN YOUR PLAYIN’/YEAH… DIG IT

♡Like0

Share Poem

---

Post Comments

Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem. Negative comments will result your account being banned.

Please Login to post a comment