oh what of left feet and toes
just can't help but sway this way
but the rhythm swings on to know
keep sadness and loneliness at bay

and that brings us to the beat
to shoe away or bared feet soul
and melodies that taste so sweet
those sounds so beautiful do cajole

like some veined in drug awash in me
both high and low my mind can hear
to make sounds vivid colors to see
what ears cannot but still hold dear

God that voice sounds so sweet
and strings only string me along
gravelly and sultry a tone replete
also brass so clear and so strong

those woodwinds would sound Goodman
then slide onto a growling trombone
clarinet musicology swingin' woodman
make me feel like I'm never alone

damn I love the vibrating sounds
tinkling keys on an ol' eighty-eight
waves of air-joyed emotion abounds
into the night a music filled state

across the rooms and down the street
imaginary baton to conduct in hand
music sounds joy to all who meet
euphony passes through all the land

voices chant chorus and drums beat out
all traces of sorrow, pain and doubt
in time to come good times disappear
but don't give a damn 'cause music is here

© agoodguy2have 2010-08-24