Tony Bennett — 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 of art 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