CENTERPIECE  (Harry Edison/Jon Hendricks)
Originally an instrumental by trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison.
Lyrics by Jon Hendricks.  Recorded by Lambert, Hendricks & Ross in 1959,
on which "Sweets" solos after the first two verses.  Also covered by
Joni Mitchell on her album "The Hissing of Summer Lawns" in 1975.
 

The more I'm with you, pretty baby
The more I feel my love increase
I'm buildin' all my dreams around you
Our happiness will never cease
But nothin's any good without you
'Cause baby, you're my centerpiece

I'll buy a house and garden somewhere
Along a country road a piece
A little cottage on the outskirts
Where we can really find release
But nothin's any good without you
'Cause baby, you're my centerpiece

I'll buy a house and garden somewhere
Along a country road a piece
A little cottage on the outskirts
Where we can really find release
But nothin's any good without you
'Cause baby, you're my centerpiece

Lyrics kindly provided by Bruce L