[Verse 1 – Man (English, rough & raw)]
I grew up on hand-me-down prayers
And rusted Chevrolet doors
Mama cried in English
Daddy bled in war
I ain’t never crossed no border
Never needed to
Till you walked in that barroom
With that fire in your boots
I don’t know your language
But I know your eyes
They don’t lie
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[Verse 2 – Woman (Spanish, smoky & steady)]
Yo crecí entre promesas
Y historias de luchar
Mi padre habló de sacrificio
Mi madre de aguantar
No buscaba un vaquero
Ni su forma de querer
Pero cuando tú me miraste
Algo empezó a arder
No hablas como yo
Pero me haces sentir
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[Pre-Chorus – Man]
I might stumble over every word
[Pre-Chorus – Woman]
Pero lo dices con verdad
[Together – building]
And truth don’t need translation
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[Chorus – Big, Gritty Duet]
Man:
Speak it slow, señorita
Let me hear it in the dark
Even if I don’t understand it
I can feel it in my heart
Woman:
Dilo fuerte, mi vaquero
No me dejes escapar
Aunque no sepas mi idioma
Sé que sabes amar
Together:
Two different worlds
Same midnight kiss
You say “quédate”
I say “like this”
No map, no lines
No flag above
Just a southern man
And a Spanish love
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[Verse 3 – Man (more intense)]
Your cousins talk about me
In words I can’t repeat
But I’d take a thousand punches
Before I’d see you leave
I’ll learn every syllable
Carve it in my chest
If loving you’s a battle
Girl I’ll fight the rest
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[Verse 4 – Woman (powerful, emotional)]
Mi familia tiene miedo
Que me vayas a fallar
Que esto sea solo un sueño
Que se pueda terminar
Pero cuando me abrazas
Se calla todo alrededor
Porque aunque no hables perfecto
Tu voz grita amor
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[Bridge – Slow, vulnerable trade]
Man (almost breaking):
Say it again… the way you do
Woman (soft):
“Te amo”… solo tú
Man:
Teach me how to say it right
Woman:
No importa… lo sientes ya
Together (building hard):
Love don’t bow to borders
It don’t kneel to fear
If you’re standing beside me
Baby I ain’t going nowhere
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[Final Chorus – Explosive Harmony]
Man:
Speak it slow, señorita
Let the whole world hear
Woman:
Grita fuerte, mi amor
Que no exista el temor
Together:
Two different tongues
One wild flame
You call me yours
I do the same
No translation needed tonight
No permission from above
Just a hard-headed country boy
And his forever Spanish love
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[Outro – stripped down spanish guitar fade]