0014 Velvet Scratch

(ooh) Slide in slow, let the record breathe

Late train hum and a half-lit room My shoes keep time with

the kick and broom Brown keys turning like a low street fan

I lean on the beat like I know I can No big

speech, just a clean-cut phrase Soft smoke rhythm in a sideways haze

Hand on the table,

pen on the glass I tell my truth and I let it

pass Hold that line

Don't

let it break

Keep that fire under calm skin One more turn One more take

Let the night come easy in Ride with me,

nice and

low Heart in the pocket,

let it roll Sweet little turn in the midnight air I got

the room and you meet me there Ride with me,

nice and low

Warm on the one,

let it roll Stay in the moment,

don't overplay We make it smooth and we make it stay You

said keep it plain,

so I kept it true No heavy shine,

just a better view Cup ring mark by the corner page Small

talk gone, now we set the stage I laugh real low when

the snare sits back Needle talk cutting a silver track You move

once and the whole room leans Cool like the space in between

two scenes

Easy now Let it sit where the truth sounds clear No need

to rush what's already here (ahh) I can hear the grain in

the air tonight

Ride with me, nice and low Heart in the pocket,

let it roll Sweet little turn in the midnight

air I got the

room and you meet me there Ride with me,

nice and low Warm on the one,

let it roll Stay in the moment,

don't

overplay We make it smooth and we make it stay Nice and

low Let it roll (ooh)

Stay