The Brass Door

Lyrics

[Intro] Tip the hat, tap twice, come on in [Verse 1] Copper moon above the bakery sign Your note said, “Meet me at quarter to nine” A blue door opened, a trumpet spun And every worried face forgot to run The bouncer grinned, “You know the little phrase?” I said, “I’ve got two left feet but plenty of ways” You took my hand by the coat-check stand And pulled me into the hottest band [Pre-Chorus] No names, no clocks, no questions tonight Just one good secret and a room full of light [Chorus] At the speakeasy, sweetheart, swing with me Past the flour sacks and the old oak tree When the horn cries out, let your cares go free We’ll spend our borrowed evening in a minor key At the speakeasy, darling, don’t say goodbye There’s a cherry-red moon and a wink in your eye If tomorrow comes knocking, let it wait outside Tonight we’re two lucky fools with nowhere to hide [Verse 2] The bartender slid us a ginger fizz You laughed so hard that the glass nearly missed A drummer chased sparks across the floor While the piano begged for one encore Your satin glove caught on my sleeve You said, “Stay close if you plan to leave” So I paid the tab with a borrowed dime And we danced through the doorway right on time [Pre-Chorus] No names, no clocks, no questions tonight Just one good secret and a room full of light [Chorus] At the speakeasy, sweetheart, swing with me Past the flour sacks and the old oak tree When the horn cries out, let your cares go free We’ll spend our borrowed evening in a minor key At the speakeasy, darling, don’t say goodbye There’s a cherry-red moon and a wink in your eye If tomorrow comes knocking, let it wait outside Tonight we’re two lucky fools with nowhere to hide [Instrumental Break] [Bridge] If the city asks where we’ve been, Tell it we were learning how to grin If the morning finds our footsteps gone, We’ll leave one little note and carry on [Final Chorus] At the speakeasy, sweetheart, swing with me Past the flour sacks and the old oak tree When the horn cries out, let your cares go free We’ll spend our borrowed evening in a minor key At the speakeasy, darling, don’t say goodbye There’s a cherry-red moon and a wink in your eye If tomorrow comes knocking, let it wait outside Tonight we’re two lucky fools with nowhere to hide [Outro] Tip the hat, tap twice, fade the light Keep our little secret till tomorrow night