Scone & The Butterbeans : Don’t Look Back Jack

[Intro – Bass pops, wah guitar scratches, horns tease Spoken] Jack took the back road, boots full of dust, Told the mirror, “Ain’t nobody left I trust.” Blue lights flashin’ and the sirens wail— But Jack don’t fold, and Jack don’t fail… [Group Chant] Don’t look back, Jack! Funky train don’t ride in reverse! ⸻ [Verse 1 – Lead vocal (Sly-style), funky rhythm guitar] He got a coat full o’ papers and a mind on fire, Heartbeat thumpin’ like a telephone wire. Said the truth’s too loud and the law too mean, So he slipped through the alley, like a soul unseen. ⸻ [Pre-Chorus – Female backing vocals, tight harmony] Ooooh Jack, you runnin’ outta track… But the groove don’t stop when the world turn black… ⸻ [Chorus – Call and Response, big horns and handclaps] Don’t look back, Jack! Run like funk’s at your heels! Don’t look back, Jack! Truth got weight, but the rhythm feels real! Don’t look back, Jack! Cross that line with your head held high! Don’t look back, Jack! Even shadows lie! ⸻ [Verse 2 – Bass and organ groove deep, Sly half-sings, half-preaches] He stole more than silver, took secrets and shame, Said the badge ain’t nothin’ but a pawn in the game. Tuned a radio to a sound so strange, Now he’s on the run from folks he can’t name. ⸻ [Bridge – Funk breakdown, Rose sings over clavinets] They got his face on a flyer in town, But Jack’s in the funk where they can’t track him down… He’s in a groove that don’t obey the law— One step ahead, with a rebel’s drawl. ⸻ [Chorus – Bigger, tighter, with layered vocals] Don’t look back, Jack! Slide through the cracks where the daylight bends! Don’t look back, Jack! Got a truth they can’t defend! Don’t look back, Jack! Tell your story through the smoke and steel! Don’t look back, Jack! You’re the spark, they just the wheel! ⸻ [Outro – Vamp with horns and group ad-libs] Go on now Jack, don’t slow down… They follow fear, but you follow sound. Don’t look—don’t look back! Funk’ll lead where the law can’t track! [Band vamps out on groove, fading into sirens warped through wah-wah guitar]