[Intro — congas + timbales; walking bass; syncopated brass]
[Verse 1 — smoky mezzo; tight brass replies]
I caught you dancing off the beat,
Then landing right on mine.
A little late, a little loose—
Deliberate every time.
You saw me watching. Didn’t smile.
Just turned and changed the game.
I answered with a sharper step.
You answered back the same.
I slipped a shoulder through the brass,
You caught it on the two.
The trumpet threw a little dare—
You danced straight through that too.
Now everybody else can blur.
I’ve seen what you can do.
I turn my back and leave you space—
Let’s see if you pursue.
[Pre-Chorus — percussion + bass; horns held back]
One step closer.
There you are.
Still playing cool
From where you are.
I turn, you turn.
You hold my eye.
One beat between us—
Care to try?
[Chorus — full horns; Latin swing]
Baila conmigo,
Come match me step for step.
Baila conmigo,
You haven’t caught me yet.
Give me your rhythm,
I’ll give you mine.
Baila conmigo—
Let’s see who steals the time.
[Verse 2 — hotter groove; sax + brass replies]
You slip inside my open lane,
Then vanish on the four.
I turn to catch your next attack—
You’re halfway ’cross the floor.
I chase the break, you steal the beat,
Then hand it back with flair.
I throw a turn to cut you off—
You’re somehow waiting there.
You brush my hand and let it go,
Before I close my own.
I answer with a hip and heel—
You answer, not outdone.
I laugh before I mean to.
All right. I’ll give you that.
You caught me once. Enjoy it, dear.
I’m coming for it back.
[Pre-Chorus — percussion strips; bass prowls, horns tease]
One step closer.
Make it two.
I know your rhythm.
You know mine too.
You feint, I follow.
I turn, you stay.
That look says you
Won’t walk away.
[Chorus — full horns; hotter Latin swing]
Baila conmigo,
Come match me step for step.
Baila conmigo,
You haven’t caught me yet.
Give me your rhythm,
I’ll give you mine.
Baila conmigo—
Now steal a little time.
[Bridge — horns fall away; percussion + bass]
You catch my hand. I catch your eye.
This time, neither runs.
Your fingers travel up my arm—
The game comes half undone.
I hold you there. You don’t pull back.
One breath. One knowing smile.
We’ve danced around this long enough.
Come closer for a while.
[hand locks; rising turn]
You pull me in, I take the spin—
[beat shifts — bachata]
Now show me how you dance.
[Final Chorus — bachata; big-band brass builds]
Baila conmigo,
Now match me skin to skin.
Baila conmigo,
Let’s see who leads the spin.
Give me your rhythm,
I’ll answer with mine.
Baila conmigo—
No need to steal the time.
[full horns surge]
Baila conmigo,
You finally caught me, dear.
Baila conmigo—
Now try to keep me here.
[Outro — bachata percussion, bass, soft sax]
One step yours.
One step mine.
One more turn—
And lose the time.
Baila conmigo.
[soft laugh; final brass hit]