(Mid-tempo blue-eyed soul groove, Fender Rhodes sparkles, tight slap bass, and half-smile heartbreak.) ⸻ [0:00 – 0:09] Intro – Cool Entrance [Music: Rhodes + bass + snare ghost notes.] ♪ (Mm-hmm yeah…) Shades on at midnight, I’m drivin’ slow. ⸻ [0:10 – 0:38] Verse 1 – Under the Street Light ♪ You said we’d talk tomorrow, but tomorrow never came. ♪ I called your name through raindrops, baby, and heard my own echo again. ♪ Now I’m fadin’ down this boulevard, memory in the rear-view frame. (Vocal note: laid-back tenor with gravel edges; phrasing slightly behind beat.) ⸻ [0:39 – 1:01] Pre-Chorus – Build and Hold ♪ Every word you whispered still hangs in the air, yeah. ♪ You gave me everything and left me there. ⸻ [1:02 – 1:32] Chorus – Smooth Heartbreak ♪ I keep waitin’ on your shadow to walk on through my door, ♪ Keep forgettin’ what we were fightin’ for. ♪ You say we’re fine, then you slip away, ♪ I never said goodbye — and you never planned to stay. (Harmony: three-part male stack with female “ah-ah” pads.) ⸻ [1:33 – 1:59] Verse 2 – Memory Fade ♪ Coffee cold on the counter, your lipstick on the cup. ♪ The radio plays our song and I can’t turn it up enough. ♪ I’m singin’ every line like you can hear me from above. ⸻ [2:00 – 2:25] Pre-Chorus – Tighter Groove ♪ Girl, you were rhythm and reason, yeah, you cut so deep. ♪ Now I dance alone where we used to sleep. ⸻ [2:26 – 2:55] Chorus – Return and Lift ♪ I keep waitin’ on your shadow to walk on through my door, ♪ Keep forgettin’ what we were fightin’ for. ♪ You say we’re fine, then you slip away, ♪ I never said goodbye — and you never planned to stay. ⸻ [2:56 – 3:22] Bridge – Key Change and Ad-Libs [Music: Modulate up ½ step; sax answers vocals.] ♪ (Mm-mm yeah) Can’t erase the lines we drew. ♪ Every note reminds me of you. ♪ Girl, I try, but the groove won’t lie — you’re still in every beat tonight. ⸻ [3:23 – 3:55+] Final Chorus – Fade on Emotion ♪ I keep waitin’ on your shadow to walk on through my door, ♪ Keep forgettin’ what we were fightin’ for. ♪ You say we’re fine, then you slip away, ♪ I never said goodbye — and you never planned to stay. ♪ (Mm-hmm yeah, baby no no…) (Fade out with sax riff and Rhodes tremolo.)
