[Intro — immediate full-bodied Afro-Latin groove; syncopated bass, warm piano chords, live congas, bongos, dry drum kit and short melodic electric-guitar phrases; no atmospheric or percussion-only opening] [Verse 1 — fully sung warm adult male baritone; relaxed, fluid and clearly melodic; groove remains full underneath, with percussion and piano answering the vocal] Yellow shoes, a grey day. Wore them anyway. Somebody's gonna ask me why. I've got nothing much to say. Took the long way for no reason. Didn't turn around. Second coffee after six. Stayed until the light went soft. [Pre-Chorus — bass rises, piano harmony opens, hand percussion becomes more animated; questions playful and melodic, never clipped] Does it match? Does it help? Is it smart? Is it me? All the little questions waiting patiently. [Chorus — broad warm melodic release over a richer Afro-Latin groove; hook smooth and adult, supported by restrained call-and-response backing vocals] Because I like it. Because I like it. That's the whole answer. Because I like it. [Verse 2 — same flowing melody with fuller bass movement, warm piano syncopation and small guitar responses between phrases] Left the room before the ending. Didn't say where I'd be. Bought the thing you'd wrap for someone and I kept it for me. Turned the music up too loud. Nowhere I had to go. Wrong café, right window. Watched the whole street moving slow. [Pre-Chorus — percussion builds through congas, bongos and handclaps; harmony rises naturally, no electronic build] Is it worth it? Is it wise? Does it get me anywhere? The old committee's waiting. I leave them sitting there. [Chorus — fuller and more joyful than the first; stronger backing-vocal answers and melodic piano movement, but no anthem] Because I like it. Because I like it. That's the whole answer. Because I like it. [Bridge — groove remains warm and physical but becomes more intimate; bass, piano, congas and guitar continue; fully sung] It suits me. It lifts me. It makes no sense. It kills an afternoon. I lined the reasons up — good ones, all in a row. Then I let them go. [Bridge Lift — percussion briefly suspends; one sustained sung note, followed by the groove returning] No. Because I like it. [Final Chorus — richest and most danceable section; warm layered backing vocals, active bass and piano, live percussion; celebratory but controlled] Because I like it. Because I like it. Simple as that. Because I like it. That's enough. I like it. [Outro — groove continues under the final lines, then one warm clean ensemble chord] Yellow shoes. Grey day. Long way home. Anyway.
