Let me tell you a story Let me tell you a story Me deixe te contar uma história About a woman and a man About a woman and a man Sobre uma mulher e um homem Mabye you will find familiar Mabye you will find familiar Talvez você irá achar familiar Maybe you won't understand Maybe you won't understand Talvez você não irá entender The man's name I don't remember The man's name I don't remember O nome do homem eu não lembro He was always Joe to me He was always Joe to me Ele sempre será Joe para mim But I can't forget the woman But I can't forget the woman Mas eu não consigo esquecer a mulher She was always Christie Lee She was always Christie Lee Ela sempre será Christie Lee He was working in a night club He was working in a night club Ele trabalhava no clube noturno That's where he played the saxophone That's where he played the saxophone Lá ere onde ele tocava saxofone He used to fake the stock arrangements He used to fake the stock arrangements Ele costumava falsificar os arranjos He left the customers alone He left the customers alone Ele deixava os clientes sozinhos But one night before the last song But one night before the last song Mas em uma noite antes da última música About a quarter after three About a quarter after three Cerca de um quarto depois das três He saw her standing at the coat check He saw her standing at the coat check Ele viu ela parada no cabide de casacos And made his move on Christie Lee And made his move on Christie Lee E ele fez seu movimento em Christie Lee Christie Lee, Christie Lee x 2 Christie Lee, Christie Lee x 2 Christie Lee, Christie Lee She was a nice piece of music She was a nice piece of music Christie Lee, Christie Lee She had a rhythm all her own She had a rhythm all her own Ela era uma ótima peça de música He blew a solo like a blind man He blew a solo like a blind man Ela tinha seu ritmo próprio She really dug his saxophone She really dug his saxophone Ele soprou o solo como um homem cego She wanted more than just an encore She wanted more than just an encore Ela realmente gostou do saxofone dele And he could play in every key And he could play in every key Ela queria mais que um bis He left the stage and packed his alto He left the stage and packed his alto E ele poderia tocar em qualquer nota And took it home with Christie Lee And took it home with Christie Lee Ele deixou o palco e pegou seu alto Oh I heard the man knew 'the bird' like the bible Oh I heard the man knew 'the bird' like the bible E levou para casa com Christie Lee You know the man could blow an educated axe You know the man could blow an educated axe Oh, eu ouvi que o homem conhecia 'o pássaro' como a bíblia He couldn't see that Christie Lee was a woman He couldn't see that Christie Lee was a woman Você sabe que o homem poderia explodir um machado educado Who didn't need another lover Who didn't need another lover Ele não via Christie Lee como uma mulher All she wanted was the sax All she wanted was the sax Ela não precisava de um outro amante It took a while for him to notice It took a while for him to notice Tudo o que ela queria era o sax It took a while for him to see It took a while for him to see Demorou um pouco para ele perceber He was never in control here He was never in control here Demorou um pouco para ele ver It was always Christie Lee It was always Christie Lee Ele nunca teve controle ali Christie Lee, Christie Lee x 2 Christie Lee, Christie Lee x 2 Era sempre Christie Lee Oh the man took a calculated gamble Oh the man took a calculated gamble Christie Lee, Christie Lee Yes the man had the power to perform Yes the man had the power to perform Christie Lee, Christie Lee But Christie Lee was more than he knew how to handle But Christie Lee was more than he knew how to handle Oh, o homem fez uma aposta calculada She didn't need him as a man She didn't need him as a man Sim, o homem tinha poder para performar All she wanted was the horn All she wanted was the horn Mas Christie Lee era mais do que sabia como lidar They say that Joe became a wimo They say that Joe became a wimo Ela não precisava dele como um homem They say he always drinks alone They say he always drinks alone Tudo o que ela queria era o chifre They say he stumbles like a blind man They say he stumbles like a blind man Eles disseram que Joe virou um covarde They say he sold his saxophone They say he sold his saxophone Eles disseram que ele sempre bebia sozinho Even the band must face the music Even the band must face the music Eles disseram que ele tropeçava como um cego That's what the moral is to me That's what the moral is to me Eles venderam seu saxofone The only time you hit the high note The only time you hit the high note Até a banda deve enfrentar a música Is when you play for Christie Lee Is when you play for Christie Lee Isso é o que a moral é para mim Christie Lee, Christie Lee x 2 Christie Lee, Christie Lee x 2 A única vez que você atingirá a nota alta