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, Or so they say
Down on your luck , You picked it up again to rise up above them all
In Europe there was an uproar, Knocked you down once more
Look up 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 Chet , That's right I am with you here today
Have you met Chet? And had some 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 blew
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, An endless song
Sad in a way, You know 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 Chet
That's right I am with you here today
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, Or so they say
Down on your luck , You picked it up again to rise up above them all
In Europe there was an uproar, Knocked you down once more
Look up 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 Chet , That's right I am with you here today
Have you met Chet? And had some 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 blew
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, An endless song
Sad in a way, You know 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 Chet
That's right I am with you here today