[INSTRUMENTAL — vibraphone and twang riff, bongos setting the 5/4 skip] [VERSE 1 — sly melodic phrasing, muted brass answering] The man at the bar ordered coffee and a brandy, then asked the time He wore a gray coat and no luggage and a tan from somewhere dry He said, "A lovely wife you've got", although Mara wasn't there I said, "She hates the breakfast here", he smiled at her empty chair [CHORUS — playful lilting hook with an edge, vibraphone sparkling] Don't let him see your face Don't let him see your face He knows your name He knows your name [VERSE 2 — quicker vocal, guitar curling around the lines] He put a photograph beside me of the brown bag in the trunk He said, "The money isn't why I came, you can keep what she took" I asked him what he wanted; he said, "A little talk with her" I told him she was sleeping; he said, "Not since four" [CHORUS — playful lilting hook with an edge, vibraphone sparkling] Don't let him see your face Don't let him see your face He knows your name He knows your name [INSTRUMENTAL — swirling phaser guitar solo, vibraphone trading bars] [BRIDGE — vocal close, bass and muted brass tiptoeing] He called himself Kell and paid for both my coffee and his drink He said, "Tell Mara Voss is patient but his patience has a fee" Then he left a hundred on the counter and my room key on the bill I hadn't known that it was missing; my hand was empty still [VERSE 3 — urgent vocal, bongos keeping the spring] I took the stairs, I took them three at once and called her name The door was open, bed was empty, both our bags remained Her phone was gone, her dress was gone, her ring sat on the sheet Then she stepped out from the bathroom saying, "Pack, we need the street" [CHORUS — fullest hook, brass and strings joining] Don't let him see your face Don't let him see your face He knows your name He knows your name [OUTRO — vibraphone fading into swirling guitar] Don't let him see your face Don't let him see your face Down in the lobby Kell was waiting
