Where Did the Magic Go

I dreamed my dreams in blues and grays
And happy, timeless yesterdays
The blues in C and Lady Day
Ellington and Hemingway
Candlelight and Courvoisier
Where did the magic go?

I loved the age when movies stars
And fancy furs and foreign cars
Spencer playing Katherine's beau
Bogie in a gangster role
Fred and Ginger dancing slow
Where did the magic go?

Where did the magic go, my friend
Since that lovely time
When Rogers found the melody
And Hart made up the rhyme

Walking miles through the snow
To hold that one girl's hand
When life was all illusion—
All illusion grand

But now there's too much empty space
Too little style, too little grace
Louis's sound cannot be found
Bert and Tatum aren't around
And who remember's Dorsey's sound
Where did the magic go?

We gathered at the Avalon
To hear the late, great tunes
And Frances Albert sang to us
In lonely dark saloons

Gershwin played his Rhapsody
Garbo spoke a line
Ella gave us ballads
By Kahn and Julie Styne

The lights have dimmed for names I've known
The stage is dark, the dreams have flown
The memories of songs by Bing
Benny was the King of Swing
Basie on a one night stand
Artistry by Kenton's band
I remember everything and great music never dies

These were moments through the years
The sounds that brought us joy and tears
I remember every scene—we'll never let it go
It's magic that's in our soul, my friends
And magic is in your soul, my friends
This magic will never die