Lyrics

[Verse 1 — Low, Smoky Baritone]
I watched you move across the room
Slow enough to change my breathing
That little smile behind your glass
Told me you knew what I was thinking
We’ve wasted too many evenings
Talking around what we both feel
And I’m tired of hiding hunger
When everything between us is real
Set your worries by the doorway
Let the whole day lose its hold
I don’t want another conversation
With your body sitting close
[Chorus — Warm Chest-Voice Rise]
I want you, I need you tonight
Not for a moment that disappears by morning light
I want your trust beside your desire
Your honest heart beside this fire
Come closer, woman, don’t make me ask twice
I want you
I need you tonight
[Verse 2 — Intimate, Behind the Beat]
Let me take my time undressing
Every doubt you brought in here
I’ll kiss the tension from your shoulders
Till your breathing says I’m near
I know passion without tenderness
Can leave a woman feeling used
So I’ll hold you like you matter
Not like something I could lose
Put your hand against my heartbeat
Feel the truth beneath my skin
This ain’t some lonely man’s temptation
I’ve been wanting all of you
[Chorus — Stronger, Rougher]
I want you, I need you tonight
Not for a moment that disappears by morning light
I want your trust beside your desire
Your honest heart beside this fire
Come closer, woman, don’t make me ask twice
I want you
I need you tonight
[Bridge — Gospel-Rooted Climb]
Turn the telephone down low
Let the curtains hold the night
Let me learn the way you soften
When a grown man loves you right
No hurry, no performance
No pretending we don’t care
Just your name against my breathing
And my hands proving I’m there
I want the woman after midnight
And the one who wakes at dawn
I don’t only want this feeling
I want somewhere it can belong
[Final Chorus — Passionate Baritone Belt]
I want you, I need you tonight
Come lay your guarded heart beside mine
I want your laughter, your surrender
Your restless heat, your quiet tenderness
Come closer, woman, everything feels right
I want you
I need you tonight
[Outro — Falsetto Touches and Ad-Libs]
Leave the lamp burning low
Let me hold you slow
I’ve waited long enough
For you to finally know
I want you
I need you
Not tomorrow
Tonight