(You Can't) Keep a Good Man Down (Redux)

[Intro: Tempo: Mid-tempo, laid-back but driving groove] Mmm, yeah (yeah) You can't keep a good man down No, you can't keep a good man down Oooh-oooh, baby Oooh-oooh, Yeah, baby Oh You can't keep a good man down No, you can't keep a good man down Mmm, yeah (yeah) [Instrumentation: Interlocking wah-wah guitar, a prominent bubbling bassline, crisp horn stabs, and congas providing a steady polyrhythm] [Groove establishes. A sweet, muted guitar scratches out the rhythm. The bass slides in, smooth and deep. Horns hit a warm, sustained chord, then drop out.] [Verse, low energy, close mic, intimate] Gravity, Yeah It's got a hold on everything But it can't capture the spirit, Oh, I rise up a little higher every time I fall Yeah, I’m standing tall, through it all (Vocals shift into a smooth, soaring falsetto) Oh, I rise up a little higher every time I fall Yeah, I’m standing tall, through it all [Pre-Chorus: building intensity] Mmm, yeah (yeah) You can't keep a good man down No, you can't keep a good man down Oooh-oooh, baby Oooh-oooh, Yeah, baby Oh You can't keep a good man down No, you can't keep a good man down Mmm, yeah (yeah) [Chorus, soulful, dynamic] Mmm, yeah (yeah) You can't keep a good man down No, you can't keep a good man down Oooh-oooh, baby Oooh-oooh, Yeah, baby Oh You can't keep a good man down No, you can't keep a good man down Mmm, yeah (yeah) [Verse: tight groove] Gravity's gonna do what gravity does But I am miles away from the man I was Scars are just stories we survived to tell I’ve known the mountaintop, and I’ve tasted the bottom of the well But a stumble ain't a finish, a setback ain't like diggin' a grave, no. So let the skeptics whisper, let the cynics do their worst I’ve learned not to curse All things that used to hurt [Pre-Chorus: building intensity] Mmm, yeah (yeah) You can't keep a good man down No, you can't keep a good man down Oooh-oooh, baby Oooh-oooh, Yeah, baby Oh You can't keep a good man down No, you can't keep a good man down Mmm, yeah (yeah) [Chorus, soulful, dynamic] Mmm, yeah (yeah) You can't keep a good man down No, you can't keep a good man down Oooh-oooh, baby Oooh-oooh, Yeah, baby Oh You can't keep a good man down No, you can't keep a good man down Mmm, yeah (yeah) [Bridge: Music drops down to just the bass, drums, light funky brass stabs. Falsetto ad-libs begin, smooth and soaring] Mmm, yeah (yeah) The truth is a stubborn thing Mmm, yeah (yeah) You can break promises Mmm, yeah You can steal the day Mmm, yeah (yeah) But you can't keep a good man down No, you can't keep a good man down (Guitar Solo) (A singing, melodic wah-wah guitar solo, full of soul and restraint, deeply rhythmic) [Verse: acoustic guitar only] Gravity's gonna do what gravity does Trying to pull me back to the man I was But Listen to me now You can't keep a good man down Yeah, you can't keep a good man down Oh, You can try to break me But love is a currency And you can't keep a good man down Yeah, you can't keep a good man down [Pre-Chorus: building intensity] Mmm, yeah (yeah) You can't keep a good man down No, you can't keep a good man down Oooh-oooh, baby Oooh-oooh, Yeah, baby Oh You can't keep a good man down No, you can't keep a good man down Mmm, yeah (yeah) [Chorus, soulful, dynamic] Mmm, yeah (yeah) You can't keep a good man down No, you can't keep a good man down Oooh-oooh, baby Oooh-oooh, Yeah, baby Oh You can't keep a good man down No, you can't keep a good man down Mmm, yeah (yeah) [Outro: The groove continues. Funky horns play a repeating, celebratory riff with funky brass stabs. Falsetto vocals drift over the top, fading out slowly] Mmm, yeah (yeah) You can try But You can't keep a good man down No, you can't keep a good man down Oooh-oooh, baby Oooh-oooh, Yeah, baby Oh You can't keep a good man down No, you can't keep a good man down Mmm, yeah (yeah) [End]