[Intro] Yellow cab still moving Mob money in the tank She’s already halfway To the next joint she don’t name [Spoken Word Verse 1] Yellow cab crawling through the black of ’26 Rain on the glass, city full of tricks She’s in the backseat, sequins under a coat Voice like warm whiskey, smoke still in her throat Mob money keeps the meter running clean A well-guarded secret, kept on the QT They call it the Roaring ’20s for a reason, see The nights burn hotter than they’re supposed to be [Chorus] Take her to the next joint Keep the engine low Every blind tiger needs her voice Before the night gets old Speakeasy to speakeasy Block by block she goes The city keeps her secret And the music never slows [Verse 2] Piano’s waiting somewhere under heavy locks Hard-boiled men with money in their socks She steps out quiet, heels on wet concrete They open up the night and give her back the heat She sings for strangers who forget their names Then takes a powder, disappears the same She’s the goods, the bee’s knees, the cat’s meow A diamond the mob don’t flash around [Pre-Chorus] Headlights cut the alley Heart stays in the song One more stop before the morning One more place to belong [Chorus] Take her to the next joint Keep the engine low Every blind tiger needs her voice Before the night gets old Speakeasy to speakeasy Block by block she goes The city keeps her secret And the music never slows [Bridge] The cab pulls still for a moment in the rain She closes her eyes and the night plays again [Scat + Piano Solo] (scat singing over dark swing piano, muted trumpet and saxophone) [Half-time Breakdown – Spoken] They call these years the Roaring ones ’Cause the nights refuse to sleep Champagne and danger in the blood While the secret stays locked deep [Drop / Chorus] Take her to the next joint Keep the engine low Every blind tiger needs her voice Before the night gets old Speakeasy to speakeasy Block by block she goes The city keeps her secret And the music never slows [Outro – Soft / Spoken] The meter keeps running The night keeps her name She’ll be gone by sunrise But the song remains
