When You’re Not Around

jazz, Bright big-band swing with brushed kit, upright bass walking hard, and punchy brass stabs, Male vocals riding a bouncy pocket; verses stay tight and witty, choruses bloom with stacked harmonies and call-and-response horns, Short clarinet fills between phrases, builds to a playful shout-chorus tag at the end, swing

[Verse 1] Coffee’s cold on the table Toast gets stuck in the pan I’m late, I trip on the cable (yeah) I’m half of a man Talk to your empty chair Like you just stepped out the door Then I check my phone again Like I didn’t check before [Chorus] ‘Cause the world falls flat when you’re not around All the colors fade to grey in this little town Every step I take keeps missing the ground Baby, life don’t swing Life don’t swing when you’re not around [Verse 2] Burned that old spaghetti Fed the smoke alarm (hey!) Danced with my own reflection It slipped out of my arms Your sweater on the sofa Still smells like last July So I spin alone in the kitchen Trying not to cry [Chorus] Yeah, the world falls flat when you’re not around All the colors fade to grey in this little town Every step I take keeps missing the ground Baby, life don’t swing Life don’t swing when you’re not around [Bridge] Neighbors hear me humming your name In a lopsided two-step tune I keep saving up my stories Just to spend them on you soon (mmm) [Chorus] Oh, the world falls flat when you’re not around All the colors fade to grey in this little town Every step I take keeps missing the ground Baby, life don’t swing Life don’t swing when you’re not around (yeah, life don’t swing, life don’t swing) When you’re not around

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