(Intro – warm Rhodes, brushed drums, bass walking in)
Friday night glow on a neon street,
Long week melting off my feet,
Happy hour laughter, the room feels right,
Funky rhythm and blues in the low gold light.
I step in the groove, let the music breathe,
Then time slows down when I finally see… you.
Verse 1
Eyes lock, double take, heart skips the beat,
Like the universe whispered, “This is the one you should meet.”
Mesmerized, tantalized, my thoughts run wild,
Dreams of a future, a home, a life, a child.
Where we’d live, how we’d love, how we’d grow old,
Every promise in your glance already told.
To my surprise, your eyes say the same,
Like they’re reading my soul, calling my name.
Pre-Chorus
I keep walking but I’m floating, can’t feel the ground,
Cloud nine wrapped in a velvet sound,
Every step closer, the room fades out,
Just you and me and this spinning crowd.
Chorus
Girl, I took your hand and
Spun your back to my chest,
Pulled you in close, let your body rest,
The rhythm of our chemistry
Guides our groove the best.
I knew at first sight, I felt it all above,
This ain’t just a moment,
It’s a slow dance… a slow dance to love.
Verse 2
The band plays soft like they know our story,
Every note dressed in quiet glory,
Your smile glows like candlelight,
Every worry slipping out of sight.
No rush, no race, just heart on heart,
Two strangers meeting at a destined start,
And the world keeps moving, but we don’t care,
We found something rare in the middle of air.
Pre-Chorus 2
Your breath on my shoulder, time stands still,
Every fear surrenders to how I feel,
No words needed, the truth is enough,
This slow, sweet sway is speaking love.
Chorus (Repeat, Lifted)
Girl, I took your hand and
Spun your back to my chest,
Pulled you in close, let your body rest,
The rhythm of our chemistry
Guides our groove the best.
I knew at first sight, heaven sent from above,
This ain’t just a moment,
It’s a slow dance… a slow dance to love.
Bridge (Key change, strings swell)
Maybe it’s fate, maybe it’s time,
Maybe it’s written in the stars that shine,
But right here, right now, in this gentle sway,
I feel forever trying to find its way.
Final Chorus (Big, Gospel-adjacent harmonies)
Final Chorus (Big, Gospel-adjacent harmonies – full lift, choir pads, ad-libs)
Girl, I took your hand and (I took your hand, yeah)
Spun your back to my chest (right here in my arms)
Pulled you in close, let your body rest (ooh, rest in my love)
The rhythm of our chemistry (so divine, so divine)
Guides our groove the best (like it was heaven-designed)
I knew at first sight, heaven sent from above (from above, yeah)
This ain’t just a moment (no, no, no)
It’s a slow dance… a slow dance to love.
(Background choir swelling: “Slow daaaance… to loooove…”)
Lead ad-libs: “Hold on, baby… don’t let this go… mmh… forever starts right here…”
Outro – Scat & Fade (last 30 seconds, jazz pocket)
Ba-doo-wah… ba-dee-ya…
Shoo-bee-doo, shoo-bee-dah…
Mmm, we sway… we glide… we flow…
Da-ya-da, da-ya-do…
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