IT'S GOOD ENOUGH TO KEEP (Air Mail Special)
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!


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Lyrics by Manhattan Transfer

  (THE WORD OF) CONFIRMATION   (WANTED) DEAD OR ALIVE   10 MINUTES TILL THE SAVAGES COME   15 MINUTE INTERMISSION   15 Minutes Intermission   A - Tisket, a - Tasket   A CHRISTMAS LOVE SONG   A GAL IN CALICO   A Kiss To Build A Dream On   A NIGHTINGALE SANG IN BERKELEY SQUARE   A WORLD APART   A-TISKET, A-TASKET   Agua   AGUA (AGUA)   AIREGIN   ALONG COMES MARY   AMERICAN POP   ANOTHER NIGHT IN TUNISIA   Baby Come Back To Me   BABY COME BACK TO ME (The Morse Code Of Love)   BACON FAT   BIRDLAND   BLEE BLOP BLUES   BLUE CHAMPAGNE   BLUE SERENADE   BLUES FOR PABLO   BODY AND SOUL   BOY FROM NEW YORK CITY   CANDY   Capim   CAPIM (CAPIM)   CAROLING, CAROLING   CHANSON D' AMOUR   Chanson D'amour   Chanson D\'amour   CHICKEN BONE BONE   CHOO CHOO CH' BOOGIE   Choo Choo Ch\' Boogie   Christmas Is Coming   Christmas Time Is Here   CLAP YOUR HANDS   Clouds   Clouds (adapted From 'nuages')   Clouds (Adapted From "Nuages")   CLOUDS (Adapted from \"Nuages\")   CODE OF ETHICS   CONFIDE IN ME   Confirmation   COO COO U   Dead or Alive   Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans   DON'T LET GO   Don\'t Let Go   DOWN SOUTH CAMP MEETIN'   Down South Camp Meetin\'   DREAM LOVER   Fair & Tender Ladies   FAIR AND TENDER LADIES   FOREIGN AFFAIR   FOUR BROTHERS   FREDDY MORRIS MONOLOGUE   GENTLEMAN WITH A FAMILY   GLORIA   GOD ONLY KNOWS   Gone Fishin'   Good King Wenceslas   GOODBYE LOVE   GOODNIGHT   GROOVIN'   GUIDED MISSILES   Happy Holiday/the Holiday Season   HAPPY HOLIDAY/THE HOLIDAY SEASON (MEDLEY)   Happy Holiday\/the Holiday Season (medley)   Hard Day   HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS   Hear The Voices   HEAR THE VOICES (BAHIA DE TODAS AS CONTAS)   HEART'S DESIRE   HELPLESS   HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME   HOW HIGH THE MOON   I Don't Like Anyone   I Know Why   I KNOW WHY (And So Do You)   I NEED A MAN   I Second That Emotion   I'll Be Home For Christmas   IN A MELLOW TONE   IN THE DARK   IT CAME UPON THE MIDNIGHT CLEAR   IT WOULDN'T HAVE MADE ANY DIFFERENCE   IT'S GONNA TAKE A MIRACLE   It's Good Enough To Keep   IT'S NOT THE SPOTLIGHT   JAVA JIVE   Je Voulais   JE VOULAIS (TE DIRE QUE JE T'ATTENDS)   JEANNINE   Jingle Bells   Kiss And Say Goodbye   LA-LA MEANS I LOVE YOU   LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW   LET'S HANG ON   LOVE FOR SALE   MALAISE EN MALAISIE   MEET BENNY BAILEY   Merry Christmas Baby   Metropolis   METROPOLIS (ARLEQUIM DECONHECIDO)   MOVE   My Cat Fell in The Well   MY CAT FELL IN THE WELL (WELL! WELL! WELL!)   My Foolish Heart   My Grown Up Christmas List   MYSTERY   Notes From The Underground   NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND (ANTES QUE SEJA TARDE)   NOTHIN' YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT   OCCAPELLA   Offbeat Of Avenues   OH YES, I REMEMBER CLIFFORD   Old Man Mose   ON A LITTLE STREET IN SINGAPORE   ON THE BOULEVARD   ONE MORE TIME AROUND ROSIE   OPERATOR   PIECES OF DREAMS   Poinciana   POINCIANA (The Song Of The Tree)   POPSICLE TOES   RAMBO   RAY'S ROCKHOUSE   ROLL DADDY, ROLL   ROSIANNA   ROUTE 66   S. O. S.   S.O.S   S.O.S.   SAFRONIA B   Santa Claus Is Coming To Town/Santa Man   SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN/SANTA MAN (MEDLEY)   Santa Claus Is Coming To Town\/santa Man   SASSY   Save The Last Dance For Me   Scotch & Soda   SCOTCH AND SODA   SHAKER SONG   SILENT NIGHT, HOLY NIGHT   SING A STUDY IN BROWN   SING JOY SPRING   SING MOTEN'S SWING   SING YOU SINNERS   Single Girl   SKYLINER   SMILE AGAIN   SNOOTIE LITTLE CUTIE   SNOWFALL   So You Say   SO YOU SAY (ESQUINAS)   SOLDIER OF FORTUNE   Soul Food To Go   SOUL FOOD TO GO (SINA)   SPICE OF LIFE   SPIES IN THE NIGHT   STOMP OF KING PORTER   Sugar (That Sugar Baby O'mine)   SUNDAY   SUNNY DISPOSISH   SWEET TALKIN' GUY   THAT CAT IS HIGH   THAT'S KILLER JOE   THAT'S THE WAY IT GOES   The Blues Are Brewin'   The Christmas Song   THE CHRISTMAS SONG (CHESTNUTS ROASTING ON AN OPEN ...   THE DUKE OF DUBUQUE   THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF TUBBY THE TUBA   The Jungle Pioneer   THE JUNGLE PIONEER (Viola Violar)   THE NIGHT THAT MONK RETURNED TO HEAVEN   THE OFFBEAT OF AVENUES   The Quietude   THE QUIETUDE (Encuentro de Animales)   The Speak Up Mambo   THE SPEAK UP MAMBO (CUENTAME)   THE THOUGHT OF LOVING YOU   THE THRILL IS GONE   The Word Of, Confirmation   The Zoo Blues   THE ZOO BLUES (ASA)   THIS INDEPENDENCE   TO YOU   TOO BUSY THINKING ABOUT MY BABY   TOPSY   Toyland   TRICKLE TRICKLE   Tubby At The Circus   TUBBY THE TUBA   TUBBY THE TUBA AT THE CIRCUS   TUBBY THE TUBA MEETS A JAZZ BAND   TURN ME LOOSE   TUXEDO JUNCTION   TWILIGHT TONE   Twilight Zone   UNCHAINED MELODY   Until I Met You   UNTIL I MET YOU (Corner Pocket)   Up A Lazy River   WACKY DUST   WALK IN LOVE   Wanted, Dead Or Alive   WELL, WELL, WELL   WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND   When You Wish Upon A Star   Where Did Our Love Go   WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO?   White Christmas   WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHY   Who, What, Where, When, Why   Why Not!   WHY NOT! (MANHATTAN CARNIVAL)   Winter Wonderland   WOMEN IN LOVE   YOU CAN DEPEND ON ME   YOU'SE A VIPER   ZINDY LOU

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