I went to a concert, to see Nina, Simone
The concert was over, there was still a band playing, the rap up

The "booguh" played with his hands, I close my eyes, and look 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

And the people dancing on the floor, dancing on the floor, 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 Puerto Ricans, Victor seems happy, but doesn't even know himself
He's gotta look inside to know, in his first life...
Victor was a Jazz musician (gotta look inside to...)
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