Velvet glow

(Verse 1)

The night steps in on satin feet,

With shadows dancing cool and sweet.

A moonbeam leans across my chair,

Like you once did, with midnight in your hair.

The band plays low — a muted sigh,

Trumpet tracing where goodbyes lie.

You left your perfume in the air,

Like a promise whispered there.

(Chorus)

Velvet afterglow, don’t let go,

Wrap me in that old hello.

Though you’ve gone, the rhythm knows,

Your love still lingers in the afterglow.

(Verse 2)

The gin is cold, the hour slow,

My collar loosened, jazz below.

Your laugh, a breeze from long ago,

Still waltzing through this aftershow.

The keys are soft, the bass walks proud,

The room is smoke, the room is loud —

But I hear you in that minor line,

Sliding in like vintage wine.

(Chorus)

Velvet afterglow, stay awhile,

Haunt me with that distant smile.

Every note the band may blow

Still bends its knee to your afterglow.

(Bridge)

Some dames fade like a tune at dawn,

But you’re a chord that lingers on.

Not sharp, not flat — just purely true,

A perfect blue, composed of you.

(Final Chorus)

Velvet afterglow, dim the light,

Let the world dissolve in night.

Though you’ve gone, the tempo’s slow —

And I still dance with your afterglow.