Never say never

Intro]

Harmonica (lonely, bending notes)

Kick drum like a heartbeat, guitars dripping reverb

Darlin’, the porch light’s buzzin’ like a bug in the heat,

Cicadas singin’ loud down a backroad street.

You walk like trouble in a cotton dress,

Tryna play cool, but you’re a hot mess.

I got salt on my collar, dust on my boots,

A pocketful of midnight and nothin’ to lose.

That harmonica moans and the whole bar turns,

But your eyes say “come here,” and my whole world burns.

You lean in close, let your breath hit my skin,

Say my name like a match and the fire rolls in.

If you want it, tell me — don’t play that line,

’Cause I move real slow when you give me the sign.

Never say never, sugar — not tonight,

When you look at me like that, it’s a green-light.

We’ll move like the tide under pale moonshine,

And if you say “keep goin’,” I’ll take my time.

That bass in the corner got the floorboards shook,

You bite your lip like you’re closin’ a book.

You say, “Boy, behave,” with a laugh in your throat,

But your hand finds mine like it already knows.

We slip out back where the night air sweats,

Spanish moss hangin’ like a slow regret.

I don’t rush nothin’ — I just read your face,

One step, then two, at your steady pace.

You pull me in and the world goes dim,

Stars in the water and a gospel hymn.

If it feels right, darlin’, cross that line,

’Cause I move real slow when you give me the sign.

Never say never, sugar — not tonight,

When you look at me like that, it’s a green-light.

We’ll move like the tide under pale moonshine,

And if you say “keep goin’,” I’ll take my time.

No pressure, no chase — just want and truth,

A little bit of whiskey, a little bit of blues.

If you say “hold up,” I’ll hold you right there,

If you say “don’t stop,” I’m already there.

Harmonica break (dirty, wailing)

Guitar answers like a warning siren

Your nails on my shoulders like a summer storm,

Laughin’ in the dark while the night stays warm.

That “maybe” on your tongue turns into “don’t you leave,”

And the river keeps rollin’ like it don’t believe.

You kiss me once, then you kiss me again,

Like you found somethin’ you don’t wanna end.

Say it out loud, darlin’ — make it plain,

’Cause I like it best when you take the reins.

Never say never, sugar — not tonight,

When you look at me like that, it’s a green-light.

We’ll move like the tide ’til the sunrise shines,

And if you say “keep goin’,” I’ll take my time.

Harmonica (soft, satisfied)

Kick fades… last note hangs like humid air

If you want, I can also:

• add a nastier guitar/harmonica call-and-response section (more “bar-band violent”), or

• tighten it to exact 8-syllable lines so it drops into a clean 4/4 melody fast.