I'm In Trouble

[Intro | twang guitar | upright bass |handclaps] [Verse 1 | | Rockabilly groove | soulful lead vocal] We were just kids in our Sunday best, Polished shoes and nervous hands at rest. ’57 lights in that old dance hall, Trying to stand straight, trying not to fall. Then the teacher called your name with mine, And the whole room blurred like a neon sign. [Verse 2 | rock and roll energy | slap back vocal] Your hand in mine felt warm and new, A little spark I wasn’t prepared to walk into. We stepped in time to the record’s spin, But my heart kept racing ahead again. One smile from you and the truth rang clear— I’d never danced with someone so near. [Pre-chorus | country shuffle | honky-tonk piano] And the world slowed down, Just the two of us moving ’round. I knew right then, Something big was about to begin. [Chorus | gospel call and response | rhythm and blues backbeat | harmony choir] Oh, I’m in trouble— That’s what I whispered when the music stopped. I’m in trouble— Felt my whole careful world just drop. One dance with you and I knew somehow, My life had changed, starting now. Oh, Robin, you made my young heart double… Yeah, I’m in trouble. [Bridge | Hammond organ | bluesy guitar licks] Years roll on like a vinyl track, But that moment keeps pulling me back. To a shy young boy and a girl so bright, Who turned a cotillion into love at first sight. [Final Chorus | full band | gospel harmonies | hand claps] Oh, I’m in trouble— Still hear it echo after all this time. I’m in trouble— And I’m so glad that trouble was mine. From that first dance to every day since, You’ve been my beginning, my consequence. Oh, Robin, you made my whole life double… Yeah, I’m in trouble. [Outro | upright bass walkdown | twang guitar tag] Cotillion lights fade, but the memory stays, Two kids dancing into all their days. And I’d whisper it again on the double— “I’m in trouble.”