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Cool Blue Swing

Chris Walters/Peter Mayer

There’s a boy in the neighborhood with a swing set
I used to go there to play in the afternoons
Ain’t it funny when you’re six years old life’s all fun and games
Paradise in your best friend’s back yard Tommy’s got a cool blue swing

Little Lila had laughing eyes but she rarely smiled
Then I saw her play on that blue swing
Wind rushing by her face hair just billowing
Never seen anything as beautiful as Lila on a cool blue swing

You’re dizzy when you’re up dizzy when you’re down
Barely got momentum when you’re on the rebound
You’d better hold on tight ridin’ the swing of life

There’s a club on the upper-east side called the Swing Set
They play red-hot jazz after hours
Tommy works his mellow tones me I work a drink
The band kicks into “Secret Love”
Tommy’s got a cool blue swing

You’re dizzy when you’re up dizzy when you’re down
Barely got momentum when you’re on the rebound
You’d better hold on tight ridin’ the swing of life