Age Your Act

1 week ago by @ohljazz · @mctown · @vaughan

Age Your Act

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Liner Notes

Another opportunity to collaborate with the prolific and always creative @mctown and @vaughan - They sent me this lyric with the thought that a jazz approach would fit the words, and I was happy to oblige with a bluesy treatment of their positive message about growing up but not growing old. So relevant to my own journey past middle age. #jazz #blues #guywithpiano

Link to the lead sheet: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/o9735pjcqgjjxxutysdz4/Age-Your-Act.pdf?rlkey=417chgspn31qm445p6o1x2pjw&st=f5uxj8wi&dl=0

Lyrics

After all the living you have done
You're still just like yourself when you were young
The body may look different
The brain remains the same
Why would you drop out and quit the game?

[chorus]
Don't act your age
Age your act
It's time to step on up
And not look back
Be the best version of you
Ain't nothin' wrong with that
Don't act your age
Age your act

Don't give in and get to feeling old
The wisdom in your head is solid gold
You learned from your adventures
You've wised up on the way
Why not hustle up and start to play?

[chorus]

[bridge]
Quincy Jones keeps moving on and never skips a beat
Brady keeps his eye on every ball
They know how to age their act
Like Jordan and LeBron
And how 'bout Dolly Parton?
I think she's just startin' ...

[solo]
[chorus]

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