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5.5 Hold me close

[Intro – gentle acoustic guitar, warm vintage sound] [Verse 1 – soft female vocal] You asked me to meet where the old band plays In that little dance café The same small room where years ago We dreamed our lives away The lights were low, the music slow Like time had never moved And when I saw you standing there My heart already knew [Pre-Chorus – music softly rising] Twenty years have come and gone But something feels the same [Chorus – very melodic, emotional] And when you hold me close tonight I feel the way I used to do Like every song was written Just for me and you And when we slowly start to sway Like lovers always do I realize after all this time I'm still dancing with you [Verse 2 – slightly fuller music] The band was playing old love songs The kind we used to know Your hand was warm inside of mine Like twenty years ago We moved a little closer still Until our hearts could hear The quiet rhythm of a love That never disappeared [Pre-Chorus] No words were really needed now Your eyes said everything [Chorus] And when you hold me close tonight I feel the way I used to do Like every song was written Just for me and you And when we slowly start to sway Like lovers always do I realize after all this time I'm still dancing with you [Bridge – very intimate, softer instruments] Maybe time can change the world Maybe years can fly But love remembers every touch And every silent sigh [Final Chorus – emotional] So hold me closer one more time While the band plays soft and low Because the love we thought was past Still has a place to go And when the final song is done And the café lights turn blue We'll walk back home beneath the stars Still dancing… me and you [Outro – acoustic guitar fading, night ambience]