[Scat Intro] (Soft sax… heavy bass… airy harmonies) Lead (whisper): Welcome……….. Ba-da… shoo-bee-doo… Goldennnnnn…………. Hours…………….. Album created by Sharmeka Nelson Ba-da… shoo-bee-doo… Enjoy……………………….. Scat Ba-da… shoo-bee-doo… Ya-na… hey… Doo-ya… ba-da… (long pause) Background Harmonies “Love… keeps calling…” “Stay…” “Ooooh…” ⸻ Verse 1 Girl… Even with empty hands… You wear a crown… (pause) Your heart keeps glowing… When the lights burn down… (soft harmony: “shine…”) You found your grace… Inside the rain… (Ba-da… doo-ya… shoo…) Still giving love… Without counting gain… ⸻ Pre-Chorus Slow down… Feel every heartbeat… (pause) Every scar… Turned into sweet release… Background “Ooo… hold on…” ⸻ Chorus That’s the way… Love keeps flowing… (Shoo-ba-da…) That’s the way… Soft winds keep blowing… (Ba-da… hey…) No score to settle… No debt to claim… Just two hearts… Calling each other’s name… Background Harmony Stack “Love…” “Forever…” “Stay…” “Ooo…” ⸻ Sax Break (Smoky sax answers every vocal phrase… warm bass slides underneath… soft ride cymbal…) Scat Doo-ya… ba-da… Shoo-be-doo… Hey-ya… mmmmm… (pause) ⸻ Verse 2 You forgive… Without a sound… (pause) Still plant flowers… On broken ground… Every lesson… Made you strong… Every heartbeat… Still sings along… (Scat Response) Ba-da… shoo… Doo-ya… hey… ⸻ Bridge Everything changes… Love remains… (pause) Slow dancing… Through joy and pain… No chains… No pride… Just your heart… Right here beside mine… Background Choir “Stay…” “Closer…” “Never let go…” ⸻ Final Chorus That’s the way… Love still grows… (Shoo-ba-da…) That’s the way… Everybody knows… Hold me close… Don’t rush time… Forever feels… Like tonight… ⸻ Extended Jazz Vamp Lead Improvisation Mmmmm… Ba-da… shoo-bee… Ya-da… oooh… Love keeps rising… Love keeps healing… Love keeps calling… Background Vocal Layers “Hold on…” “Stay with me…” “Love…” “Forever…” “Ooooo…” ⸻ [outro- smooth intimate fade] Lead (softly): Ba-da… shoo-bee-doo… Ba-da… shoo-bee… Ya-da… oooh… Ba-da… shoo… Doo-ya… hey… “That’s the way…”
