Dusty Club (v.2)

[Intro – honky-tonk piano riff, sparse]
Another night, another town,
Same old story, up and down.

[Verse 1 – male vocal, raw and intimate]
I walked into that dusty room,
The lights were low, the smell of gloom.
A piano man was playing slow,
A song I used to know.

I saw your face across the floor,
A memory I can't ignore.
You smiled and turned away,
And I had nothing left to say.

[Pre-Chorus – beat builds, bass enters]
(ta ba da ba da)
The night is spinning round and round,
(ta ba da ba da)
I'm lost and I can't be found.

[Chorus – full 4x4 beat, piano stab]
Dusty club, dusty heart,
Falling for you from the start.
Dusty club, dusty night,
Dancing till the morning light.

[Verse 2]
We drank the whiskey, killed the pain,
Danced in the neon rain.
Your hand was cold, your eyes were stone,
And I was dancing all alone.

[Pre-Chorus]
(ta ba da ba da)
The night is spinning round and round,
(ta ba da ba da)
I'm lost and I can't be found.

[Chorus]
Dusty club, dusty heart,
Falling for you from the start.
Dusty club, dusty night,
Dancing till the morning light.

[Bridge – piano solo, stripped back]
(Instrumental break – honky-tonk piano)

[Final Chorus – max energy, layered vox]
Dusty club, dusty heart,
Falling for you from the start.
Dusty club, dusty night,
Dancing till the morning light.

[Outro – piano fade, whispered]
Dusty club...
Dusty heart...