Lady Day - Wayne Shorter

Her day was born in shades of blue Her song was sad, the words were true Her morning came too fast, too soon And died before the afternoon Poor lady day could use some love, some sunshine Lady day has too much rain Poor lady day could use some spring, some breezes Lady day has too much pain It's such a lonely face It's such a cloudy sky So many shadows in her eye So many empty dreams So many bitter times Just a handful of broken rhymes Poor lady day could use a smile, some kindness Lady day has too much rain Poor lady day could use some dreams, some flowers Lady day has too much pain Just too much to say Just too much to know Too little time to say hello And then the evening comes And now she doesn't cry And it's too late to say Good-bye

Went walkin' through town just the other day With nothin' much to do As the sun came breakin' down through the clouds I've never seen the sky so blue I saw a Cajun man with a red guitar Singin' on the side of the street I threw a handful of change in his beat-up case And said play me a country beat And it sounded like Met up with some friends outside of town We were headed towards the lake I hopped into the back of a jacked-up Jeep Felt the wind upon my face We got to the spot and the sun was hot Everybody was feelin' fine So we jumped on in for a mid-day swim Then we lost all track of time It was the perfect day What I'd give if I could find a way to stay Lost in this moment now Ain't worried 'bout tomorrow When you're busy livin' in a perfect day As the moon came out and the fire burned Everybody was singin' along To some "Ramblin'", a little Curtis Lowe And all those feel good songs We danced all night without a care No place we'd rather be 'Cause these are the days we'll talk about When we lived so wild and free It was the perfect day What I'd give if I could find a way to stay Lost in this moment now Ain't worried 'bout tomorrow When you're busy livin' in a perfect day We were sittin' in the sand as he grabbed my hand And he leaned in for a kiss I couldn't help but think with the stars above It don't get much better than this It's perfect day What I'd give if I could find a way to stay Lost in this moment now Ain't worried 'bout tomorrow When you're busy livin', feels like dreamin' Slowly driftin' through this perfect day Na na na na na na na na na na Na na na na na na na na na na

You feel like you're falling backwards Like you're slippin' through the cracks Like no one would even notice If you left this town and never came back You walk outside, and all you see is rain You look inside, and all you feel is pain And you can't see it now But down the road the sun is shining In every cloud, there's a silver lining Just keep holding on (Just keep holding on) And every heartache makes you stronger But it won't be much longer You'll find love, you'll find peace And the you you're meant to be I know right now that's not the way you feel But one day you will You wake up every morning and ask yourself What am I doing here anyway? With the weight of all those disappointments Whispering in your ear You're just barely hanging by a thread You wanna scream But you're down to your last breath But you don't know it yet But down the road the sun is shining In every cloud there's a silver lining Just keep holding on (Just keep holding on) And every heartache makes you stronger But it won't be much longer You'll find love, you'll find peace And the you you're meant to be I know right now that's not the way you feel But one day you will Find the strength to rise above You will Find just what you're made of, you're made of Down the road the sun is shining In every cloud, there's a silver lining Just keep holding on (Just keep holding on) And every heartache makes you stronger But it won't be much longer You'll find love, you'll find peace And the you you're meant to be I know right now that's not the way you feel I know right now that's not the way you feel But one day you will One day you will Oh, one day you will

1. A foggy day in London town - Had me low - Had me down - I viewed the morning with much alarm - The British Museum had lost it's charm. 2. How long I wonder - Could this thing last - But the age of miracles - It hadn't passed - For suddenly I saw you standing there - And in foggy London town - The sun was shining everywhere. (REPEAT)