[Intro – EMO:Kitchen Setup – Male Vocalist – No drums yet] *radio turning on, tuning, Fender Rhodes chord swells, kitchen sink running softly, vinyl crackle* Hey Wait a minute Don't dry your hands yet Don't dry your hands yet [Verse 1 – EMO:The Moment Arriving – Male Vocalist – Rhodes, walking bass enters, light congas] You were standing at the sink The water was still running The radio was playing low Some song from the year we got engaged You started humming with it You didn't know I was watching I dried my hands on the dish towel And I crossed the room before I was thinking I put one hand on your hip I put the other on the counter And I asked you if you'd give me Just one song before we go upstairs [Pre-Chorus – EMO:Smooth Lift – Male Vocalist – saxophone enters soft, strings warm underneath] You said yes without a word You just turned around in my arms And the dishes can be done in the morning 'Cause I'm not letting go till the song ends [Chorus – EMO:Silky Smooth Sway – Male Vocalist + layered falsetto harmonies – full groove, sax answers, congas, walking bass] Just one song Just one song That's all I'm asking, baby Just one song Just one song Let the rest of the night come slowly I been needing this all week The kind of slow I couldn't speak Just one song And the kitchen disappear Just one song [Verse 2 – EMO:Inside The Dance – Male Vocalist – groove deepens, sax tasteful] Your head is on my shoulder The water's still running soft I should turn the faucet off But I don't want to break the spell off You smell like the laundry detergent And the coffee from the morning You smell like the woman I built a life with And you smell like a girl that I'm still falling for I been studying the way you breathe When you're letting yourself rest I been studying the way you lean When you're trusting somebody best [Pre-Chorus – EMO:Sax Soaring – Male Vocalist – saxophone fuller, strings widen] You said yes without a word You just turned around in my arms And the dishes can be done in the morning 'Cause I'm not letting go till the song ends [Chorus – EMO:Silky Smooth Sway – Male Vocalist + fuller harmonies] Just one song Just one song That's all I'm asking, baby Just one song Just one song Let the rest of the night come slowly I been needing this all week The kind of slow I couldn't speak Just one song And the kitchen disappear Just one song [Saxophone Solo – EMO:Sensual Tenor Sax – instrumental break – sax takes the lead, Rhodes and walking bass underneath, congas] *tenor saxophone solo carries the melodic line for eight bars, warm and smooth* [Bridge – EMO:Quiet Devotion – Male Vocalist – production thins, Rhodes and bass only, breathing room] The song's gonna end And I'm gonna ask for another The night's gonna end And I'm gonna ask for tomorrow The week's gonna end And I'm gonna ask for the next one The year's gonna end And I'm gonna ask for forever Just one song At a time [Final Chorus – EMO:Full Smooth Soul – Male Vocalist + widest harmonies – sax weaving, full production] Just one song Just one song That's all I'm asking, baby Just one song Just one song Let the rest of the night come slowly I been needing this all week The kind of slow I couldn't speak Just one song And the kitchen disappear Just one song Just one song [Outro – EMO:Vinyl Fade – Male Vocalist – sax tail, Rhodes sustaining, vinyl crackle] *tenor saxophone tail, Rhodes sustaining, water still running softly, vinyl crackle* Just one song Just one song Baby *radio fades, water turns off, vinyl crackle*
