Of the wonderful things that you get out of life there are four And that may not be many but nobody needs any more Of the many facts making the list of life, truth takes the lead And to relax, knowing the gist of life, it's truth you need And the second is honor and happiness makes number three When you put them together you'll know what the last one must be Baby, so to truth honor and happiness, add one thing more Meaning only wonderful wonderful love that'll make it four
Miles solo (sung by Hendricks) : Don't you know the score, well, people when they're younger never realize the pleasure treasure life's got But as they grow older, realize a lot They got their minds on all the wrongest scenes And things that cost a lot of money but it's really very funny They fade away and don’t amount to a hill of beans Funny how the things in life we really should adore We forget, or ignore, end up poor Making money till you’re nigh onto madness and end up in sadness Youth is the time when we should see the light Cause when we’re old and wasted the dues from what we’ve tasted run so high that we pay till we die Then you know the youth that made us strong is wasted on the young, so, enjoy it gaily love life, and live it daily You’ll find a lot of things to bring you joy and give peace of mind Get it while the gettin’s good Cause everybody if they only could Life would be a set Life would be a groovy set Groovy as a movie Wail, wail, let your voice be heard Spread the word Everybody here’s got ears Only gotta teach them how to use them Not abuse them So take a tip from me The world’s everything it oughta be As long as you can be sure There is no more to life than the same old four
Horace Silver solo (Dave Lambert) : Hard to believe, I know But time will show That even though you think it’s boresome Two and two together constitute a foursome That’s all, four is the figure That’s all, ain’t gonna be gettin’ any bigger Doesn’t matter how you slice it up You’ll never change it You count everything that fate throws into life’s pot Still, only four is all you’ve got Haven’t they told ya ‘bout the little pleasures that are part of all the rest You live a little ‘n love a little ‘n take a little ‘n give a lot Still the total is happiness But that’s only one, you’ve just begun, there’s gonna be more After this it’s truth and honor shinin’ and love combinin’ to make it four No more
(Zoot Sims solo)
Of the wonderful things that you get out of life there are four And that may not be many but nobody needs any more Of the many facts making the list of life, truth takes the lead And to relax knowing the gist of life, it’s truth you need Then the second is honor and happiness makes number three When you put them together you'll know what the last one must be Baby so to truth, honor and happiness, add one thing more Meaning only wonderful, wonderful love that’ll make it four And there ain’t no more (ain’t no more)