[Intro] (Ooh, yeah) Basement party love (Eighty-eight) Mmm, mmm, yeah [Verse 1] Hot night, sweat drippin' down the walls, bass shakin' the floor (oh yeah) Eighteen, sneakin' past the parents just to get to that door (mm-hmm) Crowded room, bodies movin' tight, slow grindin' to the groove (so close) Low lights, quiet in the corner where he taught me how to move (taught me how to move) [Pre-Chorus] Every beat was a secret Every touch was a spark DJ spinnin' our feelings While we kissed in the dark Now I'm here in the present But my heart's still there In that smoky little basement With his hands in my hair [Chorus] I wanna feel that eighty-eight basement party love (yeah, yeah) When the slow jams hit and they turned the volume up (turned it up) Too young for the fire but I wanted every touch (every touch) Steamy slow dancin', bodies breathin' in the crush (in the crush) I wanna go back, back to those nights I dreamin' of (dreamin' of) I’m still chasin' that eighty-eight basement party love [Verse 2] Red cups sittin' on the speakers, sweat foggin' the glass (oh yeah) His hands travel down my back, heart beatin' too fast (too fast) Momma said I wasn’t ready for a love that felt so strong (mm, mm) But the way we moved together made that slow jam feel so wrong (so wrong, so right) [Pre-Chorus] Every sway was a promise Every whisper a dare Heat risin' from the floorboards Heavy breath in the air All those late-night heart races We were pushin' our luck But I’d give up the world Just to feel that same touch [Chorus] I wanna feel that eighty-eight basement party love (eighty-eight) When the lights went low and they turned the slow jams up (slow jams up) Too young for the fever but I needed every rush (every rush) Steamy slow dancin', pressed together in the crush (in the crush) I wanna go back, back to those nights I’m dreamin' of (oh, I’m dreamin') I’m still chasin' that eighty-eight basement party love [Bridge] Now the floor is clean, the music changed, the parties all moved on (moved on) But my mind still lives in that hazy room with that one forbidden song (that one song) We were nineteen, almost grown, thinkin' we knew it all (knew it all) Sweat drippin' down my spine, his lips against the wall (against the wall) [Breakdown] Talkbox voices in my ear sayin' “baby, don’t stop” (don’t stop) Bassline rumblin' like my pulse about to pop (’bout to pop) Every little slow dance felt like fallin' in love (fallin' in love) I’m still reachin' through the years for that basement touch (that basement touch) [Chorus] I wanna feel that eighty-eight basement party love (eighty-eight) When the slow dance tracks had us sweatin' from the jump (from the jump) Too young for the heat but I craved that grown-up stuff (craved it, baby) Steamy slow dancin', every minute was too much (too much) I wanna go back, back to those nights I’m dreamin' of (dreamin' of) I’m still chasin' that eighty-eight basement party love [Outro] (Ooh) Basement party love (Yeah) Take me back to eighty-eight Slow dancin' in the dark, hearts racin' from the funk (from the funk) I’m still searchin' through the night For that basement party love I can’t shake (Ooh, yeah) Eighty-eight basement party love
