Needle in My Sky

[Intro]
Hmm, yeah..., hey...

[Male]
Rain on the window/Steam on the glass/I was a kid on the hill/Counting buses rolling past/Granddad’s old stories/Coffee breath and pride/“How they built that needle/To touch the dreaming sky”

[Chorus – Both]
You’re my needle in my sky, Seattle/Holding up the clouds I know/From the ferries to the Market/To the wonders of Rainier’s snow/Every lifetime in these streets/Every age that we outgrow/You’re my needle in my sky, Seattle/I just can’t let you go (oh no)

[Female]
Mama took me downtown/Summer on the pier/Pointed at that tower/Said “baby, we’ve made it here”/62 futures/Rust and steel and grace/Reflections in the windows/I saw my own smilin face

[Chorus – Both]
You’re my needle in my sky, Seattle/Holding up the clouds I know/From the ferries to the Market/To the wonders of Rainier’s snow/Every lifetime in these streets/Every age that we outgrow/You’re my needle in my sky, Seattle/I just can’t let you go (oh no)

[Bridge – Duet Call & Response]
[Drums drop to rim clicks, muted trumpet answers lines]

[Male]
First love on First Avenue
[Female]
First kiss in the drizzle light
[Male]
Late bus home from Ballard bars
[Female]
Hands held through the quiet night
[Male]
Thunder over Queen Anne Hill
[Female]
Fireworks on New Year’s Eve
[Both]
Every year you’re changing/And still I never leave (never leave)

[Chorus – Both]
You’re my needle in my sky, Seattle/Holding up the clouds I know/From the ferries to the Market/To the wonders of Rainier’s snow/Every lifetime in these streets/Every age that we outgrow/You’re my needle in my sky, Seattle/I just can’t let you go (oh no)

[Outro – Both]
[Band falls to Rhodes, Bass, Soft Brushes]

[Male]
When I’m gone, keep shining
[Female]
For some kid looking up so high
[Both]
City of my breathing/You’re my needle in my sky (my sky)

[End]

Jazz Soul, Soft Rhodes, Lazy Cymbal Sweep, Bass, Soft Brushes, Male and Female Duet