[Intro] [four-on-the-floor kick, slap bass, Emotional Harmonica Lead, Caribbean steel drums, muted funk guitar] [processed female vocals] Ooh, ooh [Verse 1] [handclaps on 2 and 4] Ooh, ooh [shaker accents on off-beats] Ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh [Chorus] [synth pad enters] Ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh [Verse 1] Palm trees bending slow Over powder-white sand Bare feet in the glow You reach for my hand The air tastes like lime And the day lets go [Pre-Chorus] Hold me close, hold me low Let the whole world fade Hear the water roll As the heat turns to shade [Chorus] Saltwater evening, stay with me Saltwater evening, wild and free Wave after wave, you and me Saltwater evening, stay with me (Stay with me) (Saltwater evening) [Verse 2] The sky turns mango gold Over quiet blue Seabirds drift home And I drift too No rush, no words Just your smile and the sea [Pre-Chorus] Hold me close, hold me low Let the whole world fade Hear the water roll As the heat turns to shade [Chorus] Saltwater evening, stay with me Saltwater evening, wild and free Wave after wave, you and me Saltwater evening, stay with me (Stay with me) (Saltwater evening) [Bridge] Moon on the shoreline Silver on our skin One soft tide Pulling us in If this is heaven I don’t need more [Final Chorus] Saltwater evening, stay with me Saltwater evening, wild and free Wave after wave, you and me Saltwater evening, stay with me (Stay with me) (Saltwater evening)
