I went to a concert To see Nina Simone The concert was over There was still a band playing, the wrap up The bongo man played his beat with his hands I closed my eyes and looked at him Victor should have been a jazz musician I said to myself, Victor should have been a jazz musician I looked at his face, and I saw Victor Looked at his smile, and I saw Victor I looked at his hair, And thought Victor should have been a jazz musician Victor should have been a jazz musician There were people, dancing on the floor (Dancing on the floor) They were so high You should have seen Victor smile (You should have seen Victor smile as they danced all the while, all around on the floor) And he laughed Victor should have been a jazz musician Oh, Victor should have been a jazz musician He was playing so nice, the jazz musician Ah, ah He's living in a fast beat, in a city that's hot Telling all the Latinos and the Puerto Ricans Victor seems happy, but he doesn't even know himself He's gotta look inside to know his first love Victor was a jazz musician (Gotta look inside to know) He was a jazz musician In his first life, he was a jazz, musician Victor was a jazz musician Somewhere, Victor plays his music, he loves his music Somewhere, Victor loves his music, he plays his music Somewhere, Victor is a jazz musician Jazz