Composed by Jimmy Forrest
Arranged by Etienne Charles for Swing Central Jazz
Commissioned by Savannah Music Festival, Inc. for 2016 Swing Central Jazz applicants

NIGHT TRAIN

HORNS

VERSE 1:
Brought up in the world you see,
Living high within society.
Anybody that was unlike me,
They just couldn’t understand.

Children in the summer heat,
Playing ball with everyone they meet.
Boarded windows on a dead end street,
Looking for a helping hand.

HORNS

VERSE 2:
He said “You can't understand
I am living in a different land.
You see beaches and the sand,
I see fear in all their eyes.

Deep inside we’re all the same,
But I have no money and take all the blame.
Don't make waves, just play the game,
Hoping no one else will die.”

BRIDGE:
So, Why can’t we be together
Just working as one?
I see a hope where we can be
A crowd full of people that can make a change.
A time we can feel free.

CHORUS:
Where‘d you go, are you hiding in shadows?
It’s safe, unlike out in the sun.
Don’t give up, must prepare for the battle
For soon, all of us will be one.

VERSE 3:
Stories dominate the news you see
Fights and protests from brutality
We just watch on our TV
Now it’s time to take a stand.

It does matter, don’t just turn away
They will try to make you sway.
Right and wrong, there is no gray
Bring a peace across our land.

BRIDGE:
So, Why can’t we be together
Just working as one?
I see a hope where we can be
A crowd full of people that can make a change.
A time we can feel free.

CHORUS:
Where‘d you go, are you hiding in shadows?
It’s safe, unlike out in the sun.
Don’t give up, must prepare for the battle
For soon, all of us will be one.

OUT CHORUS:
Right and wrong there is no gray
They will try to make you sway.
(Hey hey hey)
Right and wrong there is no gray
They will try to make you sway.
In the shadows...
(Hey hey)

Shadows (c minor)

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