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No Shoes Tonight

V6

[Intro: sandals dropping onto wooden boards] [MARÉ] Shoes? [Other voice] Off. [MARÉ] Phone? [Other voice] Gone. [MARÉ] Good. Come on. [Verse 1] Left my sandals by the stairs Don’t remember whose house this is Music running through the windows Salt and sugar on my lips Someone brought a little speaker Someone brought a plastic chair Someone’s dancing with a towel Like they planned the whole affair No invitation No velvet line Just follow the percussion And you’ll find us every time [Pre-Chorus] Sand beneath your feet Moon above your head If somebody asks the time We never heard what they said [Chorus] No shoes tonight We’re dancing in the sand No shoes tonight Come take me by the hand Leave your worries by the water Let the waves keep them outside We don’t need a place to go No shoes tonight No shoes tonight Nothing fitting too tight No shoes tonight Everything feels right [Post-Chorus] Barefoot, barefoot Move with me Barefoot, barefoot One-two-three No shoes, no rules Nothing to decide Barefoot by the water No shoes tonight [Verse 2] You came dressed like someplace fancy Now your jacket’s on a tree Said you only came for five minutes That was two hours ago with me Your friend tried to call a taxi But nobody knows the road Driver asked for our location We sent a picture of the coast He replied, “That doesn’t help me” So we told him, “Never mind” If we cannot find the exit We can stay till morning light [Pre-Chorus] Sand beneath your feet Moon above your head If somebody asks the time We dance away instead [Chorus] No shoes tonight We’re dancing in the sand No shoes tonight Come take me by the hand Leave your worries by the water Let the waves keep them outside We don’t need a place to go No shoes tonight No shoes tonight Nothing fitting too tight No shoes tonight Everything feels right [Percussion Break: hand drums and claps] [Call and Response] [MARÉ] Zapatos? [Group] ¡No! [MARÉ] Problemas? [Group] ¡No! [MARÉ] Bailamos? [Group] ¡Sí! [MARÉ] Then don’t stop. [Dance Break] [Rhythmic Verse] Left foot buried Right foot free Sand getting everywhere Don’t blame me Turn one time Drop down low Lose one sandal There it goes Hands in the air Bass in your chest Nobody here Is trying their best That’s why it works That’s why we stay No perfect steps Just move your way [Bridge: warm melodic vocal] Tomorrow we can find Everything we left behind Your shoes beside the staircase My phone beneath the lights But tonight the tide is high And the rhythm feels too right If the world needs our attention It can wait outside [Final Chorus] No shoes tonight We’re dancing in the sand No shoes tonight Everybody take a hand Leave your worries by the water Let the waves keep them outside We don’t need a place to go No shoes tonight No shoes tonight Nothing fitting too tight No shoes tonight Everything feels right [Final Post-Chorus] Barefoot, barefoot Move with me Barefoot, barefoot One-two-three No shoes, no rules Nothing to decide Barefoot till the sunrise No shoes tonight [Outro: waves and distant percussion] [Other voice] Have you seen my shoes? [MARÉ] Describe them. [Other voice] They were shoes. [MARÉ] Very helpful.