[Intro: funky Rhodes stabs, bass pickup, guitar scratches, drums snap in] Mmm You ever notice Some people just make you feel good [Verse 1: tight funky pocket, conversational vocal, playful phrasing] She knows the name of the girl at the counter Asks about her boy and how school's going There's an old man talking a little too long She ain't checking her watch She just lets him keep going Somebody drops their change in the parking lot She's already down there helping pick it up Nothing big enough to tell anybody about That's kinda what I'm talking about [Pre Chorus: Hammond enters, tambourine builds, backing vocals begin to rise] You can tell a lot about somebody By what they do when no one's keeping score When there's nothing coming back their way They do it just because [Chorus: groove opens wide, hard claps, brass punches, stacked soul harmonies] Pretty gets somebody's attention Beautiful is what you leave behind It's walking away from somebody And feeling damn glad you crossed their mind Did you make 'em laugh Did you make some room Could they drop their guard around you Pretty might turn a head for a minute But that ain't the beauty I have in mind Beautiful is what you leave behind [Verse 2: bass gets busier, guitar answers vocal, playful ad libs] She'll tell another woman she looks amazing And somehow never makes it about herself Sees the quiet one standing outside the circle Scoots her chair over Says, sit right here She can laugh so hard the whole table joins in Even if nobody knows what started it And when somebody's having one of those days She don't need the story She just knows when to stay [Pre Chorus: stronger lift, Hammond swells, backing vocals answer lead] Some folks walk into a room And everybody knows they're there Some folks walk out of one And you notice something better stayed there [Chorus: full band hits harder, brass answers phrases, backing vocals push] Pretty gets somebody's attention Beautiful is what you leave behind It's walking away from somebody And feeling damn glad you crossed their mind Did you make 'em laugh Did you make some room Could they drop their guard around you Pretty might turn a head for a minute But that ain't the beauty I have in mind Beautiful is what you leave behind [Bridge: beat drops to bass, claps and voice, raw conversational delivery] A name remembered A chair scooted over Five more minutes When somebody needs to talk Picking up the phone When you almost walked past it Knowing when to listen And when to make 'em laugh Funny thing about the good stuff Most of it ain't big at all [Break: drums slam back in, call and response begins] Pretty! (Pretty gets attention) Beautiful! (That's a whole different thing) [Final Chorus: explosive soul payoff, full brass, Hammond, handclaps, female call and response] Pretty gets somebody's attention (Yeah, it does!) Beautiful is what you leave behind Did you make 'em laugh Did you make some room Did you give a damn when nobody asked you to Pretty might turn a head for a minute But years from now, here's what comes to mind You remembered my name You pulled up a chair You made me laugh When I needed it That's what stays That's what matters Beautiful is what you leave behind [Outro: band rides the groove, lead ad libs over backing vocals] Beautiful! (What you leave behind) Mmm hmm That's the good stuff (What you leave behind) Yeah That's the good stuff
