[Intro] [Elegant piano roll leading into a warm, swelling saxophone melody] [Rhythmic high-hat cymbal keeping a steady swing beat] (Lead: Life gets heavy, but tonight... we swing!) (Fem. Backing Vocals: Ooh, yes we swing!) [Verse 1] The thirties hit us hard, the breadlines are long, But we still find our comfort in a beautiful song. Our two little babies are teenagers now, Growing up so fast, and we're surviving somehow. When the pockets are empty and the winter is cold, We look at each other, and our love hasn't rolled. (Fem. Backing Vocals: Never growing old!) (Lead: Uh-huh, keep moving on!) [Chorus] [Rich full brass section explosions, joyful driving rhythm] We head to the cinema, we escape from the gray, (Fem. Backing Vocals: Escape from the gray!) Then we dress up so fine and we dance it away! The world's getting heavy, but our feet are still light, On our weekly dance date, everything feels so right. Turn the radio up, let the big band play loud, We are still shaking up the ballroom crowd! [Verse 2] The kids roll their eyes when we step on the floor, But we spin and we laugh like we did years before. We remember Chicago, the old Sunset view, Now the swing has grown up, and we grew up too. Fred Astaire on the screen shows us how it is done, Under silver-screen lights, we are still number one. (Fem. Backing Vocals: Still number one!) (Lead: Oh, yes we are!) [Chorus] We head to the cinema, we escape from the gray, (Fem. Backing Vocals: Escape from the gray!) Then we dress up so fine and we dance it away! The world's getting heavy, but our feet are still light, On our weekly dance date, everything feels so right. Turn the radio up, let the big band play loud, We are still shaking up the ballroom crowd! [Verse 3] The silver screen shines and the music heals souls, While the thumping bass player just rolls and he rolls. We've got silver in our hair, but there's fire in our feet, Every worry fades out when we merge with the beat. Through the darkest of times, we have danced hand in hand, The happiest couple in the whole wide land. [Bridge] [Music calms down to a sweet, romantic saxophone and piano duet] The teenagers are out, the house is all ours... [Brass starts building up a powerful, sweeping crescendo] We don't need any money, we can dance to the stars! Grab your coat, grab your shoes, leave the trouble behind, A sweeter distraction you never will find! (Fem. Backing Vocals: Let's go out!) (Lead: One, two, three – hit it, boys!) [Instrumental Solo] [Pompous and joyful 1930s clarinet and trumpet solo, huge orchestral big band swing] (Fem. Backing Vocals chanting rhythmically: Ba-da-ba, swing it daddy-o!) [Drums driving a big brass finale chord] [Chorus] [Maximum orchestral energy, full happy swing explosion] We head to the cinema, we escape from the gray, (Fem. Backing Vocals: Escape from the gray!) Then we dress up so fine and we dance it away! The world's getting heavy, but our feet are still light, On our weekly dance date, everything feels so right. Turn the radio up, let the big band play loud, We are still shaking up the ballroom crowd! [Outro] [Music slows down into a grand, warm big band ending] Yeah, through the thirties and beyond... we keep on swinging. (Fem. Backing Vocals: Shoo-bee-doo-wop...) (Lead: Love you, honey.) [Final gentle brass hit] [End]
