Lush Life Lyrics

John Coltrane and Frank Sinatra

I used to visit all the very gay places
Those come-what-may places
Where one relaxes on the axis of the wheel of life
To get the feel of life from jazz and cocktails

The girls I knew had sad and sullen gray faces
With distingue traces that used to be there
You could see where they'd been washed away
By too many through the day, twelve o'clock tales

Then you came along with your siren song
To tempt me to madness
I thought for awhile that your poignant smile
Was tinged with the sadness of a great love for me
Ah yes, I was wrong
Again, I was wrong

Life is lonely again and only last year
Everything seemed so sure
Now life is awful again
A trough full of hearts could only be a bore

A week in Paris could ease the bite of it
All I care is to smile in spite of it

I'll forget you, I will while yet you are still
Burning inside my brain romance is mush
Stifling those who strive

So I'll live a lush life in some small dive
And there I'll be
While I rot with the rest of those
Whose lives are lonely too

John Coltrane with Johnny Hartman - John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman

Nov 2004

1. They Say It's Wonderful
2. Dedicated to You
3. My One and Only Love
4. Lush Life
5. You Are Too Beautiful
6. Autumn Serenade
7. They Say It's Wonderful [Stereo Version]
8. Dedicated to You [Stereo Version]
9. My One and Only Love [Stereo Version]
10. Lush Life [Stereo Version]
11. You Are Too Beautiful [Stereo Version]
12. Autumn Serenade [Stereo Version]