0030 Velvet Scratch

(ahh) Slide in soft, let the room stay small

Warm keys turning while the night leans low

I speak low, let the snare hit clean No rush in me,

just a steady scene Wurly glow and a heel-toe sway Little gold

in the chords we play Hand on the table,

mind on time I let the line curl loose,

then rhyme Scratch on the side like a page turned back Cool

in the pocket, never off the track

Hold that look a little longer

Let the rhythm make it warmer

I can feel the room go thinner

When the organ pulls me in Keep it low,

keep it sweet, keep it right on time Soft step,

slow burn, let it ride that line You and I in the

groove, no need to push too hard Just a little soul moving

under every bar

(ooh) keep it low

(ooh) let it roll

I don't need a loud room to make it land Just a

true note sitting in my hand Small talk gone when the backbeat

knocks I write calm fire in the empty spots Brush past doubt

like a coat on a chair Leave one hum hanging soft in

the air Scratch marks circle then fade in blue Every bar comes

back honest and new

I came here light

I stayed here true

A little velvet in the view (ooh) Nothing forced,

nothing borrowed Keep it low,

keep it sweet, keep it right on time Soft step,

slow burn, let it ride that line You and I in the

groove, no need to push too hard Just a little soul moving

under every bar

(ooh) keep it low

(ooh) let it roll

Stay in the glow a minute more

Let it swing slow to the door (ahh)