[INTRO — EERIE LATE-70s COUNTRY-SOUL ROCK] [WARM ELECTRIC PIANO | TAMMY ACOUSTIC] [CONOR BASS — SLOW MELODIC PULSE] [KEVIN TELECASTER — SUSTAINED ANSWERS] [SERENA PEDAL STEEL — GHOSTLY SWELLS] [TAMMY — LOW SMOKY FEMALE LEAD] [VERSE 1] I saw you watching from across the room, Trying hard to make it look like chance. Every time I turned my eyes away, You found another reason for a glance. You haven't moved. You haven't said hello. You don't even know my name. But your drink's been sitting untouched Since the moment that I came. [PEDAL STEEL SWELL] Oh, honey... I know. [CHORUS] Before I say a word, You're already listening. Before I touch your hand, You can feel it on your skin. Before I call your name, You'll turn when I decide. I don't have to pull you closer— You're already on my side. Keep looking, baby. That's how it starts. [TELECASTER ANSWER] [VERSE 2] You think it's something in the way I move, Something in this little black dress. Maybe it's the light against my eyes, Maybe bourbon makes you reckless. No. It started when I looked at you and held it half a beat. Now every thought you meant to think keeps circling back to me. [TAMMY — QUIETLY AMUSED] There you go. [CHORUS] Before I say a word, You're already answering. Before I cross the floor, Your pulse is keeping time. You can tell yourself you're free to leave. Go ahead. Try. I don't need a chain around you— I just need these eyes. [INSTRUMENTAL — ACOUSTIC + TELECASTER] [MINOR HEXATONIC: 1–♭3–4–♭5–5–6] [PEDAL STEEL CRIES ♭5→5→6] [VERSE 3] Now you finally reach to take your coat. Good. Let's see how far you get. One step toward the doorway. Two. Then suddenly you forget. You turn around. I raise my glass. That little battle's done. You smile like coming back to me was something that you chose. [STOP] That's adorable. [LOW BASS PULSE] [BRIDGE — DARKER] My mama called it second sight. Her mama called it sin. Grandma never called it anything— She'd just smile and let them in. No dolls. No pins. No magic words. No powder on the flame. Just find the eyes behind the eyes— And softly pull the rein. [PEDAL STEEL + HAMMOND BUILD] [CHORUS — WIDER] Before I say a word, You're already listening. Before I touch your hand, You're leaning into mine. Before I tell you, “Come to me,” You've crossed that room in time. You think you finally found the nerve. I know better, darling. You found mine. [INSTRUMENTAL — TAMMY ACOUSTIC DRIVES] [TELECASTER SUSTAIN | PEDAL STEEL ANSWERS] [HEXATONIC BUILD ♭5→5→6] [VERSE 4] Now you're standing right in front of me, Trying to remember what to say. I've watched you practice half a dozen lines from twenty feet away. Your mouth opens. Nothing comes. I let you struggle for a while. Then I look straight through you— Nice and slow— And give you just one smile. [EVERYTHING DROPS EXCEPT BASS] You still haven't said a word. Neither have I. [BEAT] [FINAL CHORUS — CONTROLLED, SENSUAL] Before I say a word, You already belong here. Before you know the question, You've already answered yes. No bargain made. No promise sworn. No need to confess. Just one long look across a crowded room— And I take care of the rest. [OUTRO — PEDAL STEEL + ELECTRIC PIANO] [TAMMY — FIRST WORDS SPOKEN TO HIM] “Sit down.” [CHAIR SCRAPES] [BEAT] “Good boy.” [LOW TELECASTER NOTE] [CUT]
