Intro
Wasn’t supposed to stay out
Wasn’t supposed to meet you
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Verse 1
Friday night, the city breathing slow
Tie loosened, nowhere I had to go
Neon bleeding through the rain
“Gatehouse” glowing through the haze
Heavy door, bass down low
Amber glasses in candle glow
Bartender asked me what I’d choose
I said, “Something smooth will do.”
Didn’t know my night would shift
With just one accidental glimpse
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Pre-Chorus
Across the bar, you held my eyes
Didn’t look away, didn’t even try
Black dress, effortless control
Confidence you didn’t have to show
This wasn’t random, I could tell
Something in the air just fell
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Chorus
I walked in for a drink
But I stayed for you
Every light in that room
Faded into your view
This ain’t just a late-night move
This ain’t déjà vu
I didn’t come for the whiskey
I came for you
Gatehouse after midnight
City holding its breath
One look from you
Put my heart in my chest
Didn’t know what I was missing
Till I found you
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Verse 2
Stylish R&B quietly ruling the room
Velvet rhythms drifting through the gloom
Every note in control, every beat precise
Setting the mood like slow-burning ice
You crossed your legs real slow
Like time was yours to hold
Dim lights dancing on your skin
Making silence bold
“First time here?” you said
Voice low, tinted red
I smiled like I was composed
But you saw what I never showed
Our fingers brushed against the bar
A spark that traveled way too far
You pretended not to feel
But the tension? Way too real
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Pre-Chorus 2
That bassline running down my spine
Your perfume mixing with the wine
You leaned just close enough
Like you were reading my mind
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Chorus
I walked in for a drink
But I stayed for you
Something ’bout the way you move
Like you already knew
This ain’t just attraction
This ain’t something new
I didn’t come for the whiskey
I came for you
Gatehouse after midnight
No crowd, no noise
Just two silhouettes
Making dangerous choices
Didn’t know fate wore perfume
Till it walked in the room
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Bridge
You said, “Do you believe in chance?”
I said, “Only when it stands this close.”
You laughed like you’d heard it before
But stayed like you needed more
Outside, the air was cool
But my pulse stayed warm
You said, “Maybe I’ll be back.”
I said, “Now I’ve got a reason.”
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Break
Didn’t plan on destiny
Didn’t plan on fire
Just needed one more night
Didn’t know I needed you
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Final Chorus
I walked in for a drink
But I stayed for you
Every shadow in that room
Pointed straight to you
Wasn’t chasing love
Wasn’t chasing truth
But something about that night
Felt too smooth
Gatehouse after midnight
Where the story began
I didn’t find the bar
I found you
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Outro
Some nights you follow the music
Some nights
The music leads you somewhere else