I Speak Jazz

[DWAYNE]
Words, they hang me up the most, but wait —
Words are not how I communicate
If we're talking native language here
I just wanna make it crystal clear:
Jazz is my language, my language of choice
My horn is my voice, my vocabulary, dictionary, school library

I was seven when I got my horn
Held it to me, and I felt reborn
Started playing and my heart went "slam"
"This," I cried aloud, "is who I am"
Music's my refuge, my love, my joy
So says the man who was once that little boy

I speak fluent jazz
I know the power that it has
To say what new words just can't convey, oh
Cool jazz or hot
It really doesn't matter what
I'm gonna blow you away
When I play...

It just so happens, when I saw your face
I was suddenly a basket case
My capacity for speech is nil
I can't say it, but my trumpet will
Jazz is my language, as I told you before
I take a deep breath, and out my feelings pour

I speak fluent jazz
I know the power that it has
Wherever I happen to go
I don't need a band;
It's sitting here right in my hand
The greatest persuader I know, whoa...

Oh, I speak fluent jazz
I know the power that it has
Since ever a trumpet was born, oh
My language of choice
My ever-universal voice
Me and my horn
We speak jazz
Jazz...