Stay A Little Longer

[Verse 1]
(Male)
Your coat’s on the chair by the door
Keys in your hand like a promise
Clock on the wall says it’s late
My eyes say something is honest
[Verse 2]
(Female)
Your shirt’s creased from my fingers
Coffee gone cold on the table
We’re laughing at nothing at all
Like leaving is some kind of fable
[Chorus]
(Both)
Stay a little longer
Let the dark lean in
Let your name hang softer
On my breathing skin
If tomorrow has to find us
Let it find us right here
Stay a little longer
Till the night disappears
[Verse 3]
(Male)
You trace little maps on my shoulder
Like you’re learning every street
Say you should really be going
But your shoes stay under the seat
[Pre-Chorus]
(Female)
You always talk about timing
How you hate to make a scene
So why’s it feel like the world
Shrank down to this room and me
[Chorus]
(Both)
Stay a little longer
Let the dark lean in
Let your name hang softer
On my breathing skin
If tomorrow has to find us
Let it find us right here
Stay a little longer
Till the night disappears
[Bridge]
(Female)
Leave your plans on the nightstand
Leave the rush in the hallway (oh)
(Male)
Every hour we borrow
I swear I’ll pay it back someday
[Chorus]
(Both)
So stay a little longer
Let the dark lean in
Let your name hang softer
On my breathing skin
If tomorrow has to find us
Let it find us right here
Stay a little longer
Stay a little
Stay near
[Outro]
(Female, soft)
Your coat’s on the chair by the door
(Male)
Just let it hang there a moment more

Intimate acoustic duet, male and female vocals close-mic’d, warm nylon-string guitar and soft upright bass. Verses stay hushed and conversational; chorus blooms with tight harmonies and a subtle pad underneath. Gentle brushes on snare in the second chorus, breathy ad-libs in the final hook, everything mixed to feel like a late-night living room performance., female vocals