Lyrics Finale: Before The Music Ends.lrc Frank Sinatra
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[ar: Frank Sinatra]
[al: Trilogy]
[ti: Finale: Before the Music Ends]
[length: 10:00]
[00:00.08]Frank with (chorus)
[00:00.21]
[00:13.26]I reached the age of forty somewhat sooner than expected,
[00:19.75]Living at a fairly hectic pace.
[00:25.24]When I count the years that I have happily collected,
[00:31.16]The future shows its apprehensive face.
[00:38.15](But now, Francis, what the hell do you do now, Francis?)
[00:50.80]Quite a different song must be sung
[00:56.27]When the singer is no longer young.
[01:13.08]Before the music ends, before it fades away,
[01:22.81]There are several very necessary things I must do.
[01:33.48]Friends, I must be again certain places where I must be again.
[01:45.95]Before the music ends, I must go to Hoboken one more time.
[02:13.82]I wanna run down that street where that thin Italian kid ran.
[02:22.04]Then slow down at the school,
[02:27.92]Where those nice old ladies tried to teach me,
[02:34.77]Unaware that I knew much more than they did.
[02:42.49]And stop at the poolroom for a beer,
[02:50.99]And sadly say to myself, I don’t know anybody here.
[03:02.39](Francis, don’t go home again.)
[03:12.73]One thing I’d like to do, before the music ends,
[03:22.83]Is to thank some wonderful life-long friends,
[03:28.28]I’ve never met but have known so well.
[03:34.75](Background: Liszt’s Liebensraum)
[03:42.25]From one Frank to another, thank you for your dream,
[03:56.30]Your dream is now my own.
[04:03.09]And thank you Ludwig Van (background: a snatch of the Fifth Symphony)
[04:08.72]For the flight of fancy you sent me on.
[04:16.18]Thanks Mrs. Verdi, for Joe and a special thanks to Jackelo (Jackelo, Jackelo).
[04:29.15](Background: Verdi’s opera)
[04:40.43]All of you took turns in delivering sunrise a little sooner to my window.
[05:19.31]Before the music ends, accompanied by Dino and Clark,
[05:29.43]I’d like to make one more charge at Baker’s.
[05:43.30]You won’t find me at that idiot wheel that spins, and spins and spins.
[05:47.58]I won’t play the slot machine, the management always wins.
[05:51.45]Not for me the game where the jack is called black,
[05:55.25]And meet them dikes that stand back.
[05:58.32](And you’re actually down the line, and a hundred on the drum)
[06:06.45](Is enough to make you shy, load the truck with speaker’s drum)
[06:14.50]You won’t hear me talk about saving new shoes, baby’s got 57 pairs,
[06:22.19]All I ask is Time, just plain and simple Time
[06:26.57](Just a little tiny boo, just a little business free)
[06:31.19](Time, time, time, time, time. time, time, time, time, time) Time!
[06:49.54]In years to come, I may forget if I lost or if I won,
[07:06.78]But I’ll always remember how much fun it was.
[07:27.32](Just concentrate on five and four, just stick to six and three).
[08:00.15]And when the music ends, I’d like it to end this way,
[08:15.46]I’ll ask Chester to write me one more song.
[08:21.62]I’ll get Lesty to make me one more chart,
[08:28.16]And I’ll make one more record with the best musicians in the world.
[08:39.55](Fanfare)
[09:12.43]And when that cat with the sight comes tugging at my sleeve,
[09:26.09]I’ll be singing as I leave (Sandra, Sandra, Sandra).
[09:55.44]Year of Release: 1980