[Intro – dirty guitar bend, Hammond growl, slow bass]
[Blues Choir – low humming]
Mmmmmm…
Ohhhhhh…
[Lead – gravelly]
Baby…
You’re standing way too close
For me to keep pretending.
[Verse 1]
There ain’t an inch of daylight
Between your skin and mine,
You’re moving with that slow groove,
Taking your sweet time.
The room is getting warmer,
The whiskey’s getting low,
Every time that guitar bends,
You pull me closer still.
You got that look you’re wearing
Like trouble dressed in lace,
And every time you lean in,
I forget this whole damn place.
[Blues Choir – low]
Too close…
Too close…
[Pre-Chorus]
I came here for a drink,
Maybe hear some blues.
Then you walked through that door,
Now I’ve got something to lose.
[Chorus – thick bass, heavy blues]
We’re too close to behave,
Too deep in this groove.
Every beat gets heavier
Every time you move.
Too close to behave,
And neither wants away.
Keep that slow fire burning,
Let that dirty guitar play.
[Blues Choir – powerful]
TOO CLOSE!
TOO CLOSE TO BEHAVE!
[Lead]
Lord, have mercy…
[Instrumental – nasty guitar bends, Hammond answers]
[Verse 2]
Your hand rests on my shoulder,
Mine settles at your side,
We turn beneath the low lights
And let the rhythm decide.
No hurry in your footsteps,
No reason to move fast,
We’re dancing like we’re trying
To make this moment last.
The bass rolls like thunder,
The snare falls way behind,
And every slow turn you’re making
Is messing with my mind.
[Blues Choir]
Ohhhhhh…
Let it roll…
Nice and slow…
[Chorus]
We’re too close to behave,
Too deep in this groove.
Every beat gets heavier
Every time you move.
Too close to behave,
And neither wants away.
Keep that slow fire burning,
Let that dirty guitar play.
[Bridge – drums drop, Hammond and bass]
[Lead – low]
Maybe we oughta back up…
[Blues Choir – softly]
Nooooo…
[Lead]
Yeah…
That’s what I thought.
[Long guitar bend]
[Breakdown – slowest groove]
Come closer.
Stay there.
Let the whole room disappear.
One step.
One turn.
Whisper something in my ear.
That blues keeps rolling,
That fire ain’t going away.
[Blues Choir – building]
Too close…
TOO CLOSE…
[Lead]
And I don’t feel like behaving anyway.
[Final Chorus – full choir and guitar]
TOO CLOSE TO BEHAVE,
Too deep in this groove.
Let that bass keep rolling,
Don’t change the way you move.
Too close to behave,
Let the whole damn night remain—
Two bodies moving slowly
While that six-string cries our name.
[Blues Choir – huge]
TOO CLOSE!
TOO CLOSE!
TOO CLOSE TO BEHAVE!
[Outro – Hammond, slow guitar]
[Lead – gravelly whisper]
Come here, baby…
We ain’t finished with this song.