Seven Steps to Heaven

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven Steps to heaven Five, six, seven, eight, see them pass Free at last Trying to relate to the great masters of our art Breaks my heart As they depart Fast! One, two, three, four, five, six, seven Steps to heaven When Miles was in style The boys wouldn't smile The girls wouldn't clear aisle Now the man's an exile When Trane led the pack There was no looking back But there was no doubt about the fact You had to catch that act Now Charlie Parker he's movie star But they just wouldn't listen When the man wasn't missin' Now the man's gone Say, can you tell me where the man's gone So long The record machine, it came on the scene And closed down the nightclubs clean It sure is mean They're gone for good Free at last They took those steps to heaven One, two, three, four, five, six, seven Steps to heaven Five, six, seven, eight, see them pass Free at last Trying to relate to the great masters of our art Breaks my heart As they depart Fast! One, two, three, four, five, six, seven Steps to heaven Steps to heaven Steps to heaven Steps to heaven