[Intro: Tempo: Mid-tempo, laid-back but driving groove] Oooh-oooh, baby Oooh-oooh, Yeah, baby Oh Oooh-oooh, baby Oooh-oooh, Yeah, yeah (Yeah yeah 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] Oh Oh, Baby You tell me you're leaving You tell me you're grievin' Yeah Say you can't stand the pressure, Say you can't stand the pain No You say you're moving Heading down South where the grass is green Oooh Looking for a new place, Looking for a new face that you ain't never seen But Baby, You're running from shadows All the stuff you can't leave behind Trying to find peace Yeah, A peace that's only in your mind Oh Oh, Baby [Pre-Chorus: building intensity] It’s six of one, half a dozen of the other [Chorus, soulful, dynamic] You can change your tune, But you can’t change your brother Oh Yeah, six of one, half a dozen of the other We’re all just trying to make it Yeah Don't shake it too hard Or you'll break it Huh, uh We keep on Keepin' on Open up your eyes, look around Don'cha know It’s six of one, baby, half a dozen of the other Oh, yeah [Verse: tight groove] Oh Oh, Baby You say the system's broken You say your heart's gone cold Yeah You want to find a place where the truth will set you free Well, maybe But you're deep inside Nursing a broken heart Yeah Hiding away a pain Locked where there ain't no keys Oh, Honey Money in your pocket won't buy you a new start No Pain just gonna get worse When you keep a heavy burden Hiding in your heart Oh Oh, Baby [Pre-Chorus: building intensity] It’s six of one, half a dozen of the other [Chorus, soulful, dynamic] You can change your tune, But you can’t change your brother Oh Yeah, six of one, half a dozen of the other We’re all just trying to make it Yeah Don't shake it too hard Or you'll break it Huh, uh We keep on Keepin' on Open up your eyes, look around Don'cha know It’s six of one, baby, half a dozen of the other Oh, yeah [Bridge: Music drops down to just the bass, drums, light funky brass stabs. Falsetto ad-libs begin, smooth and soaring] Ooh, Baby Don't you see it now? Oh We keep switching places, putting on new faces Yeah, The wind might blow a different way tomorrow But it’s the same old pain Oh Can you feel it? We’ve got to move together C'mon y'all (Guitar Solo) (A singing, melodic wah-wah guitar solo, full of soul and restraint, deeply rhythmic) [Verse: acoustic guitar only] Oh Oh, Baby Pack your bags if you really must go Yeah But the truth is something that you already know Oh yeah The world outside is just a mirror of the within Uh It don’t matter where you end or where you begin No Stand up straight, No use in living a beautiful lie Ain't no use Livin' a beautiful lie Oh Oh, Baby Yeah, yeah you know - [Pre-Chorus: building intensity] It’s six of one, half a dozen of the other [Chorus, soulful, dynamic] You can change your tune, But you can’t change your brother Oh Yeah, six of one, half a dozen of the other We’re all just trying to make it Yeah Don't shake it too hard Or you'll break it Huh, uh We keep on Keepin' on Open up your eyes, look around Don'cha know It’s six of one, baby, half a dozen of the other Oh, 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] Open up your eyes, look around Don'cha know It's six of one... half a dozen of the other Yeah It's six of one... half a dozen of the other Oooh-oooh, baby Oooh-oooh, Yeah, baby Oh Oooh-oooh, baby Oooh-oooh, Yeah, yeah (Yeah yeah yeah yeah) [End]
