Say When

[Intro – groove sets tone]

(guitar riff + bass, light drums fade in)

You don’t gotta rush it tonight

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[Verse 1]

Walked in, same kind of setting
Neon bleeding off the walls
You were halfway out the moment
Till you felt me down the hall

Didn’t speak, didn’t need to
That look said enough
Like you’ve been here in this feeling
But you won’t call the bluff

You play it cool, I respect it
Keep your cards where I can’t see
But the way you keep on watching
Says you’re closer than you seem

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[Pre-Chorus]

You don’t move, but you don’t leave
You stay right where the tension breathes

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[Chorus — hook]

Just say when
I’m already there

Don’t say nothing
I can read it clear

One step closer
That’s all it takes

You ain’t gotta ask
Just say when

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[Verse 2]

There’s a rhythm in the silence
In the space between the lines
Every second stretching longer
Like you’re buying a little time

You lean in just enough
Then you take it back again
Like you’re caught between the moment
And the place you’ve always been

I ain’t here to complicate it
I don’t chase, I don’t persuade
But I know what this is turning into
Even if you’re afraid

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[Pre-Chorus]

We don’t need another sign
We both read it every time

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[Chorus]

Just say when
I’m already there

Don’t say nothing
I can read it clear

One step closer
That’s all it takes

You ain’t gotta ask
Just say when

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[Bridge — progression + clarity]

(groove strips back, bass + keys)

If you’re gonna stay, don’t hesitate
If you’re gonna go, don’t halfway wait

We’ve been circling this long enough
You don’t need words when it’s this obvious

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[Final Chorus — lifted, fuller]

Just say when
I’m already there

Same look, same pull
Still hanging in the air

One move closer
Changes everything

You ain’t gotta ask
Just say when

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[Outro — clean, intentional]

(guitar riff resolves, drums cut)

Modern country, groovy electric guitar, warm bass, steady drums, subtle keys, mid-tempo groove, smooth confident vocals