"You Had Me At Hey"(Response Song)

Spoken Intro (Truck door shuts... distant crickets... soft guitar picking... organ humming underneath) Tony (spoken softly): Funny thing is... You thought we were dancing... I was trying not to fall in love. The minute you leaned against that tailgate... With rain still in your hair... And that smile... Girl... I was done for. Verse 1 Pulled in late with the radio low Dust on my boots from a backroad show Saw you standing by the cooler light Looking like trouble on a Friday night Had that laugh that could stop a room Had that look that could change a moon I played it cool but you saw right through The second I started talking to you You leaned back on that tailgate slow Said, "Where you headed?" I said, "I don't know..." But somewhere between your smile and mine The whole world slipped out of time Pre-Chorus Now we're laughing like we mean it Like we got nowhere to be One hand on the tailgate One hand reaching for me And every little heartbeat Keeps telling me the same Girl, I knew I was in trouble The moment you said my name Chorus You had me at hey Leanin' on that tailgate Sunset on your face Girl, my heart couldn't wait One little smile And the whole world changed You had me at hey When you said my name Oh-oh... When you said my name Girl, one more spin And I ain't ever gonna be the same (Hey, hey...) Say my name again (Hey, hey...) Let that fire roll in (Hey, hey...) One more kiss and we'll see Where this tailgate tango leads Verse 2 Moon climbed high over county roads Chrome reflecting that amber glow You moved closer and the night moved too Like the stars knew what we were gonna do You said, "Boy, you got that dangerous grin" I said, "Girl, you're the reason for it" Then you laughed and shook your head While my heart was hanging by a thread Everybody else faded away Just you and me and the songs they played And every mile I've driven since Still starts with that moment Pre-Chorus Now you're laughing like you mean it And I'm falling just as hard Every little piece of me Keeps finding where you are And every little heartbeat Still whispers your name Girl, I knew I'd never leave The second you looked my way Chorus You had me at hey Leanin' on that tailgate Sunset on your face Girl, my heart couldn't wait One little smile And the whole world changed You had me at hey When you said my name Oh-oh... When you said my name Girl, one more spin And I ain't ever gonna be the same (Hey, hey...) Say my name again (Hey, hey...) Let that fire roll in (Hey, hey...) One more kiss and we'll see Where this tailgate tango leads Bridge (Organ humming low... drums pull back... electric guitar echoes) Girl, I don't remember What song was playing I don't remember What time it was I just remember The way you looked at me Like maybe... This could be something more (whisper) Come a little closer... Breakdown (Organ and electric guitar only) Tony falsetto: Ooooooh... You had me... You had me... Before the first kiss... Before the first dance... Before the first touch... Girl... You had me... Final Chorus (Key Change) (Band explodes back in. Guitar soaring. Organ bigger. Tony opens up vocally.) You had me at heyyyyyyyyyyyy... Standing by that tailgate Looking my waaaaaaayyyyyyyyy... Girl, I knew it wasn't too late One little laugh One little touch One little moment changed everything You had me at heyyyyyyyyyyyy... And I've been falling ever since Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh... Ever sinccccceeeeeeeee... Girl I've been falling Ever sinccccceeeeeeeee... Since you said my naaaaaaaame... (buttery falsetto lift) You had me at heyyyyyyyyyyyy... And I'll never be the same... Outro (Music drops to organ and guitar) Tony (spoken softly): You called it a tailgate tango... I called it the night everything changed... And if I had to do it all again... I'd walk right back to that tailgate... And fall for you all over again... (guitar fades... organ hums... crickets return... slow fade out) 🌙🎸🔥 End with a full fade-out, not a hard stop, letting Tony's final "heyyyyyyyy..." echo into the night. Wrritten By: 12Gauge858