[INTRO — SOLO PIANO, UPRIGHT BASS, LIGHT JAZZ DRUMS. THE BAND CATCHES EACH VOCAL PHRASE.]
LEAD — playful, intimate, fully sung:
I’ve met a man…
He’s gonna be my husband someday…
[BAND ANSWERS WITH A SHORT PIANO AND HORN PHRASE]
BACKGROUND VOCALS — whispered, teasing:
Oh, girl… how do you know?
LEAD:
Because he told me so!
[THE BASS WALKS FORWARD; DRUMS ADD A LITTLE SWING]
BACKGROUND VOCALS:
That’s just a man…
LEAD — laughing through the melody:
Maybe, but what if he’s different?
BACKGROUND VOCALS — overlapping whispers:
What if? What if?
LEAD:
He could be different…
Better than the rest of them!
[THE BAND HITS A SHARP ACCENT AFTER EACH LINE]
He got down on one knee…
Looked me in my eyes…
And for once in my life,
I didn’t have to wonder why!
BACKGROUND VOCALS — soft, rhythmic harmony:
She didn’t have to wonder…
She didn’t have to wonder…
LEAD — rising, more assured:
Now I feel free to finally say…
[A BRIEF BAND STOP; THE LEAD SINGS THE HOOK ALONE]
I’ve met a man…
He’s gonna be my husband someday!
[FULL BAND RETURNS — WARM HORNS, PIANO RUNS, BASS AND DRUMS LOCK INTO A LIVELY JAZZ-SOUL GROOVE]
BACKGROUND VOCALS — joyful call and response:
Someday! Someday!
LEAD — playful ad-libs:
Oh, you can laugh if you want to!
BACKGROUND VOCALS:
We just wanna know!
LEAD:
Well, I don’t have all the answers…
But I like the way this story goes!
[MUSICAL BREAK — THE INSTRUMENTS ECHO THE RHYTHM OF “I LIKE THE WAY THIS STORY GOES”; PIANO AND HORNS TRADE SHORT PHRASES]
LEAD — warm, sincere, opening into a fuller melody:
Maybe love is a journey…
Maybe time will tell…
But I’ve spent so long protecting my heart,
It feels good to let it open itself.
BACKGROUND VOCALS — lush harmony:
Let it open… let it open…
LEAD — returning to the main hook:
I’ve met a man…
BACKGROUND VOCALS:
She’s met a man!
LEAD:
And he might just be the one…
BACKGROUND VOCALS:
Might just be the one!
LEAD — sustained final phrase:
He’s gonna be my husband…
Someday!
[OUTRO — THE BAND PLAYS A LIVELY INSTRUMENTAL TAG, THEN ENDS ON A SUSPENDED CHORD THAT FLOWS DIRECTLY INTO THE FIRST SONG. NO SPOKEN WORD.]