0371 Whispered Groove

Late bus, warm air,

street dust on my sleeve

I keep my name low,

let the room breathe

You ask where I've been,

I say around the long way Learning how to sit still when

the night turns gray

Coffee on the counter,

keys in a blue bowl

Small talk on the stairwell,

trying to stay whole

I don't need fireworks,

I just need time A little clean tone and a pocket that

climbs You lean in close and the air gets warm

I speak in half notes,

keeping calm

Stay here in the low light with me

Let the room turn slow and easy

No rush, no hard line to read Just your hand

keeping time with me

Mm, keep time

with me Window half open,

hear the tires kiss rain Old soul on the speaker,

soft grain in the grain

You smile like a question I know but can't prove So I

answer with a shoulder and a side-step groove I was all sharp

corners, now I loosen the frame Let the organ hold a note

while you shorten my name

Nothing in this city can hurry this tune

We move like late dinner under one lamp moon

Ahh, take the weight off the hour Ooh,

leave the noise by the door

If you say stay,

I can soften If you say more,

I got more

Stay here in the low light with me Let the room turn

slow and easy

No rush, no hard line to read Just your hand

keeping time with me

Mm,

keep time with me

Keep time with me

Slow now, easy

Mm, with me