[Instrumental Intro] [Piano introduces the melody. Pedal steel answers as acoustic guitar and a gentle rhythm section enter.] [Verse 1] There’s a storybook still open On the carpet by the chair; You come tiptoeing down the hallway, Taking pins out of your hair. You say, “Everybody’s sleeping,” Then you lean against the frame; I get up to put our record on, And you smile before it plays. [Chorus] When the house gets quiet, And the hallway light goes low, Come here, let me hold you Like we’ve got nowhere to go. Lay your head against my shoulder, Let me steal a kiss or two; When the house gets quiet, I get lost again in you. [Instrumental Turnaround] [Pedal steel echoes the last vocal phrase; piano gently carries the rhythm.] [Verse 2] You still laugh against my collar When I step upon your toes; Say, “For all these years of practice, You’d think by now you’d know.” Then you guide me through the next turn, Till our feet are moving right; And the girl from our first slow dance Is here with me tonight. [Chorus] When the house gets quiet, And the hallway light goes low, Come here, let me hold you Like we’ve got nowhere to go. Lay your head against my shoulder, Let me steal a kiss or two; When the house gets quiet, I get lost again in you. [Instrumental Interlude] [Eight-bar pedal steel melody with gentle fiddle responses. Piano and acoustic guitar maintain the slow sway.] [Bridge] [Drums soften; the vocal moves closer and more conversational.] Tomorrow comes at six o’clock, With a dozen things to do; Tonight I’m standing close enough To hear you whisper, “I love you.” And the way you say it softly, With your cheek against my chest, Makes me want to hold you longer— Let that old world get some rest. [Final Chorus] [Full band returns gently; close country harmonies lift the final four lines.] When the house gets quiet, And the hallway light goes low, Come here, let me hold you Like we’ve got nowhere to go. Lay your head against my shoulder, Let me steal a kiss or two; When the house gets quiet, I get lost again in you. [Outro] [Drums fall away; piano, acoustic guitar, and steel remain.] Let the needle find the last groove, We can stay here when it’s through. When the house gets quiet… I get lost again in you. [Instrumental Ending] [Pedal steel reprises the chorus melody. Piano resolves softly on F.] © 2026 Redneck Muslim. All rights reserved.
