Straight from the Heart

orchestras can be impressive.
even though they seem to me excessive.
it’s so much more artistic,
avoiding the simplistic.
i’ve found a sound that’s so stylistic
all that i need is a piano.
i don’t need anything more.
forget the orchestration.
that’s only presentation.
i’ve found what i’ve been searching for
oh, all that i need is a piano
for all alone is a la carte.
it may be just percussion,
but oh the feeling’s rushin'
straight, straight from the heart.
i get tired of those engagements,
where i have to sing with huge arrangements.
and fifty plucking fellows
god knows how many cellos.
a microphone, and lungs like bellows.
blast your trumpets, blow your bugles,
but as for me i’ve seen the light.
away with those, and pipes and bows.
i think that liberace got it right.
all that i need is a piano.
i don’t need anything more.
forget the orchestration.
that’s only presentation.
i’ve found what i’ve been searching for
oh, all that i need is a piano
for all alone is a la carte
it may be just percussion,
but oh the feeling’s rushin'
straight, straight from the heart.
high low play pianissimo
tinkle those eighty eight keys.
show bel canto to fortissimo.
bring an audience to its knees!
all that i need is a piano
for all alone is a la carte
it may be just percussion,
but ooh the feeling rushin'
straight, straight from the heart.
straight,
(will you please shut up)
straight from the heart!
(thankyou.)