Last Tango Blue

July 30, 2015

LAST TANGO BLUE (a tango for the heart) )
© GARY ORPHEY

(VERSE 1)

EXCUSE ME MISS IF I LOOK AT YOU—MAYBE JUST A LITTLE TOO LONG
THOUGH YOU’RE MUCH YOUNGER—YOU REMIND ME OF A WOMAN AND A SONG
I MET HER IN BUENOS AIRES —HEAVENS STARLIGHT WAS ABOVE
WE DANCED THE TANGO ALL NIGHT LONG—SURRENDERING THE NIGHT TO LOVE

(VERSE 2)

CONFLICT CAME —THE WORLD WENT MAD—I HAD TO GO AWAY AND FIGHT
THOUGH WE NEVER MET AGAIN—I’LL NEVER FORGET THAT NIGHT
SO WOULD YOU DANCE— WITH THIS OLD MAN—ONE TANGO UNTIL IT’S THROUGH
I HAVE JUST ONE MORE DANCE— IN THESE OLD BROWN DANCING SHOES

(VERSE 3)

YOU ARE ELEGANT AND GRACEFUL—THE TANGO I’M SURE YOU KNOW
IF NOT THEN LET ME SHOW YOU— FIRST LET ME GIVE YOU THIS ROSE
THE DANCE IS DONE LIKE THIS—SLOW-SLOW, QUICK-QUICK-SLOW
OH, YOU DO IT BEAUTIFULLY—YOU WERE MADE TO DANCE TANGO

(LAVISH, SWEEPING TANGO INSTRUMENTAL BRIDGE)

(VERSE 4)

YOUR FANS AND DIPS ARE GRACEFUL—ROMANTIC AND VERY SMART
IT’S A DANCE MADE FOR LOVERS—DANCING WITH JUST ONE HEART
NOW THAT THE MUSIC IS ENDED—I THANK YOU FOR YOUR GIFT TO ME
MY GIFT TO YOU IS MY LAST TANGO—YOURS TO ME MY MEMORIES

(VERSE 5)

WHEN YOU FIND THE MAN YOU LOVE—I HOPE HE CAN DANCE TANGO
YOUR LIFE AND LOVE CAN BE AS ONE—A DANCE IN EBB AND FLOW
SLOW-SLOW, QUICK-QUICK-SLOW—SLOW-SLOW, QUICK-QUICK-SLOW
SLOW-SLOW, QUICK-QUICK-SLOW (.....pause.....) I— HAVE—TO— GO