The Carpenters' original is built around Karen Carpenter's effortless, conversational alto, and Webster-English honored that approach with his own warm, unembellished baritone. He resisted the temptation to add ornament where ornament wasn't needed, instead letting Williams's gentle lyric — "white lace and promises... a kiss for luck and we're on our way" — do the emotional work. His phrasing was unhurried throughout, with breaths placed where they amplified meaning rather than where the music technically allowed them.