Intro] (Worn-down upright piano, soft Fender Rhodes layering in, brushed drums, faint bass walk, distant glass clinks and low crowd murmur) Ooh… last call, baby… [Verse 1] The second set is winding down, the lights are turning low Bartender’s pouring final rounds, the night’s moving real slow This old piano’s keys are yellowed, every note’s been earned But we keep that smooth groove turning till the last glass is returned [Pre-Chorus] We’ve poured out every song we know by heart tonight Now the crowd is thinning out, but the feeling’s still so right [Chorus] It’s second set, last call Oh baby, let’s give ’em one they’ll recall Your harmony slides right into mine Like velvet in the smoke, everything’s fine Second set, last call [Verse 2] Remember that highway song we cut back in seventy-six Chasing white lines, chasing midnight kicks You’d lift me when the road got long and the lights got dim Now here we are again, just you and him—wait, me and you, my friend [Pre-Chorus] The rhythm section’s easing off, but our two voices still entwine Through every dive and every mile, you still feel like mine [Chorus] It’s second set, last call Oh baby, let’s give ’em one they’ll recall Your harmony slides right into mine Like velvet in the smoke, everything’s fine Second set, last call [Bridge] (tighter harmonies, slight tension, piano drops to single notes) I saw you laughing with the guitar man out in the parking-lot shade Sharing secrets while the amps cooled down and the last chord slowly fade But when the house lights die and the crowd drifts away It’s your hand on the keys I reach for, baby, night after night, night after day [Final Chorus] (full lush harmonies swell, then strip back to piano and voices) It’s second set, last call One more chorus, then we take it all Your voice and mine, like they were always meant to be In this smoky haze, you’re still the only one for me Second set… last call… [Outro] (piano solo fades under layered “oohs,” soft glass clinks, crowd murmur, door closing in the distance) Second set… last call… (Oh baby… me and you…) Just me and you… (fade on warm Rhodes chord and one last gentle clink)
