[intro - fingerpicking acoustic guitar gentle] … … [Verse 1 - both soft male and falsetto] The evening leans against the wall, And casts a shadow long and tall, Upon the floor where summer lay, Before the green was worn away. ... [Verse 2 - evolves] I do not ask for words of fire, Or iron vows of your desire, But whispered low, if choice allows, Beneath the heavy, silent boughs ... [Chorus - catchy, melancholic] Say maybe Say maybe Say maybe. Say maybe Say maybe Say maybe. Oh Baby Say maybe [Verse 3 - emotional, more falsetto] The river flows, it does not care, If love is lingering in the air, And time is like a turning leaf, Too brief for joy, too long for grief. ... [Chorus - catchy, melancholic] Say maybe Say maybe Say maybe. Say maybe Say maybe Say maybe. Oh Baby Say maybe [Bridge - whispering] If your heart has closed its door, And does not know me anymore, Don't speak the truth to end the spell, Where ghosts of us still choose to dwell. [instrumental melancholic cello solo] ... ... ... ... ... ... [Final Chorus] Say maybe Say maybe Say maybe. Say maybe Say maybe Say maybe. Oh Baby Say maybe Say maybe Say maybe Say maybe. Say maybe Say maybe Say maybe. Oh Baby Say maybe [OUTRO] ... Maybe Baby Say Maybe Baby Just leave a crack where light can go, ... Maybe Baby Say Maybe Baby And let the cold wind softly blow ... ....… [end]
