All This Green, Only You ldp

THE RIDDLER — ALL THIS GREEN, ONLY YOU DJ DR LOVE — 007 FM [Intro — spoken, intimate] They called my name. Best dressed at the Halloween ball. But when you walked out beside me... I forgot who was watching. Come here. Let me sing this one to you. [Verse 1] Green velvet catching every light in the room, You took my hand before they finished the announcement. They cleared the floor, left a little space for two, Now I'm standing here forgetting what I planned to do. Your black dress moving where the shadows meet, One slow step and you settled into me. I felt your fingers straighten up my sleeve, Then you looked up like you knew what that would mean. I've been working this room with a smile all night, Now I can't get a sentence out quite right. You said, "What happened to that confident man?" I said, "He's right here. He's just watching your hands." One on my shoulder, one wrapped in mine, Let the kick fall heavy while we take our time. I could turn toward the cameras, give them something to see, But your face this close is where I'd rather be. [Pre-Chorus] Tell me if I'm holding you too near, You said, "I didn't come out here to disappear." Then you moved a little closer on your own, And the middle of the ballroom felt like home. Don't have to hurry. Let the next beat come. I can feel you listening Before I've even sung. [Chorus] All this green, but I'm looking at you, Black satin moving like the midnight do. They gave me the spotlight, you gave me this feeling, Now your name is the only thing reaching the ceiling. Stay right here, let me sing it down low, Tell me with your hands if you want me this close. I won best dressed, but that ain't why I'm smiling, It's the way you look at me when you know I'm trying. [Verse 2] Catwoman, you got your own way of being quiet, Lift one eyebrow and you start a whole riot. I know that look from the passenger side, When you caught me watching at a long red light. You said, "Keep your eyes where you're taking this car." Now I'm trying not to look past where you are. There's a little warm place just beside your ear, I lean in enough so you know I'm here. Not a promise for the room, not a line for applause, Just, "I love how you look when you let your guard fall." You laughed against my collar, then you lifted your chin, Said, "You could've told me that before we came in." I said, "I know. Let me make that right." Then I sang the next phrase without breaking your eyes. You traced one seam down the front of my coat, And the last word caught somewhere deep in my throat. [Pre-Chorus] Tell me if I'm holding you too near, You said, "You can stop asking. I'm staying here." Then you set the pace and I followed your lead, Nothing in this room that we have to prove or be. Don't have to hurry. Let the next beat come. Your hand at the back of my neck Says enough. [Chorus] All this green, but I'm looking at you, Black satin moving like the midnight do. They gave me the spotlight, you gave me this feeling, Now your name is the only thing reaching the ceiling. Stay right here, let me sing it down low, Tell me with your hands if you want me this close. I won best dressed, but that ain't why I'm smiling, It's the way you look at me when you know I'm trying. [Instrumental — 8 bars] [808 slides, intimate wordless harmonies, evolving drums] [Bridge — stripped back, rising vocal] If we leave before the last song ends, I don't need the evening to become a performance. Let me get your coat, let me walk you outside, We can choose the long way when we get to the ride. And if you'd rather stay, we can stay right here, Dance until the staff start collecting the chairs. I'm not trying to rush where this night might go, I just want you to know... I want more than the moment they remember of me. I want the quiet afterward, you leaning into me. [Final Chorus] All this green, but I'm looking at you, Black satin moving like the midnight do. They gave me the spotlight, you gave me this feeling, Now your name is the only thing reaching the ceiling. Stay right here, let me sing it down low, Tell me with your hands if you want me this close. I won best dressed, but that ain't why I'm smiling, It's the way you look at me when you know I'm trying. All this green, and I'm still caught up, Your hand on my collar when the bass comes up. You said, "One more song," with your lips by my cheek, Now I'm asking that DJ for another three. Stay right here, we can let the room fade, Don't remember what they called when they called out my name. Just remember you walking through the light toward me, And the way you stayed close when I started to sing. [Outro — spoken] They can keep that photograph. I'll remember this part. You. Right here. One more song.