Dance Floor Alibi

outlaw country, southern rock, country noir, two-step dance anthem, baritone vocal blues

(Pre-Chorus)
She smiled just enough to start a fire
Then looked away like a perfect liar

(Chorus)
We called it just another dancefloor alibi
Two strangers moving to the rhythm for the night
Hands too close to mean nothing at all
But neither one of us was fooling anybody
She said, “That guy’s just someone who asked me to dance”
Like that explanation somehow changed the circumstance
Yeah we kept pretending while the neon lights burned bright
It was only dancing…
Until it wasn’t by midnight

(Verse 2)
Song ended and she walked straight over
Leaning close enough to smell the whiskey on my shoulder
Said, “He’s nobody, don’t read into it”
While her fingertips traced circles on my drink
Then the band kicked into something low and slow
She grabbed my hand before I could say no
Whole crowd moving but the way she pulled me in
Felt less like dancing and more like giving in

(Pre-Chorus)
Her body moving like a dangerous song
One of those mistakes you already know won’t last long

(Chorus)
We called it just another dancefloor alibi
Two strangers moving to the rhythm for the night
Hands too close to mean nothing at all
But neither one of us was fooling anybody
She kept laughing every time I pulled her near
Like she wasn’t already halfway out of here
Yeah we kept pretending while the neon lights burned bright
It was only dancing…
Until it wasn’t by midnight

(Bridge)
Neon flickering red against her hair
Smoke hanging heavy in the midnight air
Band still playing while the room spun slow
But we stopped caring who might know
One more song turned into three or four
Every excuse hit the hardwood floor
By the time the last call lights came on
The line between right and wrong was gone

(Breakdown)
She said, “Don’t make this something it ain’t…”
While her hand was tangled up in mine
I said, “Yeah… just another dance…”
Neither one of us believed that lie

(Final Chorus)
Just another dancefloor alibi
Two hearts burning underneath the neon lights
One more slow song letting caution fall
While the whole damn bar watched it all
No more pretending by the end of the night
No more hiding behind whiskey and lights
When the band stopped playing and the crowd thinned out
She looked at me… and there was no doubt

(Outro)
Bootheels echoing across the floor
Her hand in mine heading for the door
Cold night air and the neon behind
Leaving every alibi inside
Yeah… we walked out together
Like we both knew we would the whole damn time…

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(Verse 1) Sitting at a back table with the boys killing time Bourbon burning slow while the band played soft tonight Laughing at something I wasn’t listening to When I caught her turning underneath those neon blues Slow dance spinning with some cowboy she barely knew But every half turn brought her eyes right back to mine Like the whole damn room disappeared each time she came around Leaving just the two of us hanging in that sound (Pre-Chorus) She smiled just enough to start a fire Then looked away like a perfect liar (Chorus) We called it just another dancefloor alibi Two strangers moving to the rhythm for the night Hands too close to mean nothing at all But neither one of us was fooling anybody She said, “That guy’s just someone who asked me to dance” Like that explanation somehow changed the circumstance Yeah we kept pretending while the neon lights burned bright It was only dancing… Until it wasn’t by midnight (Verse 2) Song ended and she walked straight over Leaning close enough to smell the whiskey on my shoulder Said, “He’s nobody, don’t read into it” While her fingertips traced circles on my drink Then the band kicked into something low and slow She grabbed my hand before I could say no Whole crowd moving but the way she pulled me in Felt less like dancing and more like giving in (Pre-Chorus) Her body moving like a dangerous song One of those mistakes you already know won’t last long (Chorus) We called it just another dancefloor alibi Two strangers moving to the rhythm for the night Hands too close to mean nothing at all But neither one of us was fooling anybody She kept laughing every time I pulled her near Like she wasn’t already halfway out of here Yeah we kept pretending while the neon lights burned bright It was only dancing… Until it wasn’t by midnight (Bridge) Neon flickering red against her hair Smoke hanging heavy in the midnight air Band still playing while the room spun slow But we stopped caring who might know One more song turned into three or four Every excuse hit the hardwood floor By the time the last call lights came on The line between right and wrong was gone (Breakdown) She said, “Don’t make this something it ain’t…” While her hand was tangled up in mine I said, “Yeah… just another dance…” Neither one of us believed that lie (Final Chorus) Just another dancefloor alibi Two hearts burning underneath the neon lights One more slow song letting caution fall While the whole damn bar watched it all No more pretending by the end of the night No more hiding behind whiskey and lights When the band stopped playing and the crowd thinned out She looked at me… and there was no doubt (Outro) Bootheels echoing across the floor Her hand in mine heading for the door Cold night air and the neon behind Leaving every alibi inside Yeah… we walked out together Like we both knew we would the whole damn time…

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