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I GUESS YOU HAD TO BE THERE-1992, music-Al Weisman, Words-Ross Schneider

Soprano Sax-Ross Schneider

FRIDAY NIGHT, MY FIRST NIGHT OUT SINCE WE DONE HAD OUR SPAT-

FUNNY MAN FRED WAS ON HIS STAGE, ALL OF HIS JOKES FELL FLAT-

I GUESS YOU HAD TO BE THERE TO SHARE THE FUN AND GAMES-

TRIED TO FAKE A LAUGH OR TWO, THEY KNEW WHERE I WAS AT.

HAD A PLAN MY NEXT NIGHT OUT, GET ME SOME FANCY GRUB-

STEAK AND ALE WENT DOWN LIKE MELTED BUTTER, BUT HERE'S THE RUB-

I GUESS YOU HAD TO BE THERE TO SHARE THE FOOD AND DRINK

ONLY GOT DOWN A BITE OR TWO DOWN AT MY FAVORITE PUB.

TRIED A SCHEME NEXT THAT COULDN'T FAIL, DIGGIN' SOME SWINGIN' SOUND-

TOOK THE TOUR FROM A TO Z, (THE) COOKIN'EST CLUBS AROUND-

I GUESS YOU HAD TO BE THERE TO DANCE AND LAUGH AND GROOVE-

NARY A BAND I HEARD THAT NIGHT EVEN GOT OFF THE GROUND.

BACK TO THE WALL NOW, ONE MORE TRY, DOWN TO MY ONE LAST TRICK-

DATE IN HAND, I STOOD IN LINE FOR CATCHIN' THE LATEST FLICK-

I GUESS YOU HAD TO BE THERE TO SHARE THE THRILLS AND TEARS-

EBERT AND SISKLE GAVE "THUMBS UP"---SOMEHOW IT DIDN'T CLICK.

(THE) MORAL I GUESS IS OBVIOUS, (THE) WRITING IS ON THE WALL-

(THERE'S) SUMP'IN I NEED IF THIS OL' HORSE IS EVER TO LEAVE THE STALL-

I GUESS YOU HAVE TO BE THERE TO SHARE THE FUN AND GAMES-

I GUESS YOU HAVE TO BE THERE TO SHARE THE FOOD AND DRINK-

I GUESS YOU HAVE TO BE THERE TO DANCE AND LAUGH AND GROOVE-

I GUSS YOU HAVE TO BE THERE TO SHARE THE THRILLS AND TEARS-

NEX' TIME OUT AND EV'RYTIME OUT, YOU GOT TO COME ALONG!