Lyrics

Secret Notes

[Verse 1]
We push through that brass-door frame
Same old table, why we came
Candles glow on the mirror wall
Your hand finds mine before we fall

The room knows us by heart
That corner booth, that same first spark
We came for the band, stayed for the night
Somehow the band kept our love in sight

[Pre-Chorus]
The waiter smiles, like he knows
How our secret rhythm goes
Then the horns lean in and sway
And the old memories are here to stay

[Chorus]
Back to the club again
Back where we began
Back to the song, my friend
Back to your hand in my hand

We hear what they don't play
Secret notes slip our way
Back to the club again
Back where we began

[Verse 2]
Now we know the bartender’s joke
The polished floor, the lingering smoke
Every Friday, every year
All our memories crystal clear

The band drops hints in red light
A line of sound that feels just "right"
No one else can hear that tune
But you and me in this room

[Pre-Chorus]
When the trumpet turns and climbs
It speaks our names between the lines
And the cello softens near
Like it’s telling us, stay here

[Chorus]
Back to the club again
Back where we began
Back to the song, my friend
Back to your hand in my hand

We hear what they don't play
Secret notes slip our way
Back to the club again
Back where we began

[Bridge]
The sax takes a lonely walk
Then lands where our first words talked
A hush falls over the room
Like our vows in full bloom

You grin, I know what that means
Another clue between the gleams
Not for the crowd, not for the rest
Just us, and the band knows best

[Chorus]
Back to the club again
Back where we began
Back to the song, my friend
Back to your hand in my hand

We hear what they don't play
Secret notes slip our way
Back to the club again
Back where we began

[Outro]
Stay for one more round
Let that smooth sound come down
We loved it then, we love it now
In the same sweet corner booth somehow

David Rose