[Verse 1]
Alice found herself a bad-ass man
Not loud, just quiet and tan
Hands in pockets, leaning back
Like he knew where he stood in the dark
Pressed those buttons, hit those cans
Jukebox humming in his hands
She knew the night
It knew her back
Like smoke curling in a photograph
[Pre-Chorus]
No promises, no big plans
Just a rhythm they could understand
[Chorus]
And Alice tamed the bad-ass man
Not with fire, not with a plan
Just a look across the room
Like she’d known him since June
Alice tamed the bad-ass man
Didn’t change him, just took his hand
And the city slowed right down
When they moved without a sound
[Verse 2]
Neon flicker on her cheek
Midnight moving soft and sweet
He said nothing, she said less
But silence fit them best
Taxi lights and pavement rain
Every breath a gentle refrain
She didn’t chase
He didn’t run
They let the evening come undone
[Pre-Chorus]
No rescue scene, no master plan
Just two shadows where the music ran
[Chorus]
And Alice tamed the bad-ass man
Not with thunder, not with a stand
Just a shoulder in the cold
Like a story never told
Alice tamed the bad-ass man
Didn’t claim him, didn’t brand
Just a quiet kind of truth
In the space between their youth
[Bridge]
Maybe love is not a flame
Maybe it’s just calling names
In a voice that feels like home
When you thought you were alone
[Final Chorus]
Alice tamed the bad-ass man
Not by changing who he’d been
Just by staying when she could
Like she always knew she would
Alice tamed the bad-ass man
In the slowest way she can
And the night kept rolling on
Soft as any Sunday song