Straight to the top, how could you ever lose, guess you must have had it all To be a star on the jazz scene, try to keep it clean They came to see you, managers came too Play ballads that will live forever Taking what you get, it wasn't what it should have been So you call on blue, and the memories seem to be so far away Oh so they say, down on your luck You picked it up again to rise up above them all In Europe that was an uproar, knocked you down once more Luck, out the door, never give in and play With all the life that is around you, that's what I hear you say You know that I'm with you Jack, that's right I am with you here today I'm with you Jack, that's right I am with you here today Have you met Chet? And had the time to spare to kick back a notch or two It's like a ride in a big car, Chet you went so far They're following you, the style with which you grew Time has a way of drifting by us, feeling what you gave It melts away the blues in me, so those days are gone But the melodies that you played will carry on And end the song sad in a way You knew the way it goes, the music keeps moving on As if each set was the last one Place your horn once more, one, two, three, four Never give in and play With all the life that is around you, that's what I hear you say You know that I'm with you Jack, that's right I am with you here today Today Today I am with you here today I am with you here today