It's Good Enough To Keep (air Mail Special) Lyrics - Manhattan Transfer

The jam is jumpin' 

the drums are pumpin' 

the groove is lockin' in the rhythm like we want it to be 

No time for stallin' 

We're really haulin' 

we've gotta keep it in the pocket or we'll stagger behind 

You never know just when to leave it when you're riffin' in time 

Or if the time itself will falter, or of words even rhyme 

But we admit, the trick to it is not to think about it 

when you're busy bravin' all the notes in the line 

This time we mean it 

We're gonna swing it 

And take you right up to the end before we try to unwind 

Alan's solo: 

I've never been the kind of guy who could just normally quit 

Never could decide when to rest my pride 

and feel all right with just good enough 

Thoughts, they gather 

tellin' me to look to find a bright new way 

to assemble all the stimulated motives that haunt me 

tryin' a live it, be in the moment, tryin' to sing it alone 

can beckon to me, a feelin' of being bent 

so I believe, takin' a leave is the brightest way to stop 

All the chatter boxin' going 'round in my brain 

so I'm wailin' - movin' and groovin' this part of this song 

I hope that my riff's good enough to keep 

better leave it now or go out of my mind 

Violin Solo 

Tim's solo: 

Now I dig you think that perfect's what we should make it 

But I've been down that road and I can tell ya how we feel's 

the most important thing about it 

Whether you're right or whether you might think 

we're pathetic 

A little lighter on the reins will help you loosen up the chains 

that are still binding you - 

In the past, whenever thoughts I had would try to re- 

evaluate all that i would do 

I'd hesitate, consolidate, and motivate 

All the little pearls of doubt that strive to break up 

every single bit of 

precious joy that flowed from God's soul spark that 

shines within me 

That's it in a nut shell 

So take advice from this sap, go for feel and leave it alone 

Mandolin Solo: 

Now's the time to sing 

Swing is what we bring 

Rhythm that's the thing 

To really get your spirit movin' higher 

Gonna jump and play 

Dance the night away 

Make you really sway 

And let the music take you even higher 

E-lla sang this song real special 

Come on, come on - we'll sing this special song for you 

One more one we'll go 

but before we blow 

we want you to know 

The take is really good enough, we'll keep it!