(Intro - spoken, from her notes)
when we first met we were both
going through a hard time in our
relationships our connection was very
strong almost like we had known
each other for a lifetime
we spent hours talking and listening
to music on the phone sometimes we
would even watch a movie together
all on a prison line me in California u
locked up in Colorado
you would call me bay girl
whispered “I love u baby girl “ just
before the call would end
although there were all those miles
and bars between us that didn’t stop
our love
we dreamed of riding on the Harley
wind blowing in our hair
quiet nights by the lake dancing
under the star filled sky
cuddling up next to each other by
the fire place in a cabin hidden. I the
mountains
just u and me living happy and finally
free
I loved u and u loved me
even though in my heart I always
[Music cue: warm acoustic guitar, light bajo sexto rhythm, accordion lifts into the chorus tone]
(Verse 1)
You and me — midnight on a tinny line,
voices wrapped in static, two hearts on borrowed time.
Hours on a prison line, two phones and one same song,
laughing through the hollows where the nights felt wrong.
You called me ‘‘bay girl’’ like it was soft and true,
I traced the shape of places where I swore I’d go with you.
(Pre-Chorus)
Dust on the dashboard, neon of a small-town bar,
we drew our freedom on the map of every scar.
And every quiet promise held like silver in a jar,
me in California u locked up in Colorado — our stars.
(Chorus)
Bay girl, you whisper low — "I love u baby girl," and the line hangs on,
Miles and bars can't keep the way we burn when the lights are gone.
Me in California u locked up in Colorado, dreamin' of that Harley turn,
Bay girl, miles between, but you're my whole world — a flame that won't be burned.
(Verse 2)
We painted little futures in the back of borrowed songs,
movies on a speaker, midnight singing all night long.
Imagined cabins, tucked-away, fireplace and pine-scented air,
quiet lake reflections, two silhouettes without a care.
You promised wind in our hair and the highway as our hymn,
I promised to be waiting, holding tight till lights grew dim.
(Pre-Chorus)
Telephone confessionals, whispered midnight prayers,
we kept our geography of hope despite the iron bars and stairs.
Small truths like compass points that pull us close and far,
me in California u locked up in Colorado — held within our hearts.
(Chorus — Tag)
Bay girl, you whisper low — "I love u baby girl," and I hold it like a song,
Miles and bars can't keep the way we burn, no right or wrong.
Me in California u locked up in Colorado, but in dreams we ride that one-way turn,
Bay girl, miles between, but you're my whole world — remember how we learned.
(Bridge — Tex‑Mex breakdown)
[Accordion folds in, bajo sexto skitters, soft snare brushes]
Phone static, then your breath: a simple, sacred call,
I pretend the line is pavement, tire tracks that never stall.
Wind blowing through our hair — that image keeps me warm,
No fences,
