Can't You Hear the Music (PDF)

(Nashville-Walnut, October 1983)

Did we leave the radio on?

I heard music playing all night long

Here with you . . . Did you hear it too?

Well, the melody could barely be heard

And I could never quite make out the words,

But they felt so right . . . They really fit the night!

Can't you hear the music—

When we're heart to heart it begins.

Can't you hear the music—

So near I feel the rhythm under your skin.

The beat keeps getting stronger

The longer that you're in my arms so tight.

Can't you hear the music

Playing night after night after night.

When you whisper my name in the dark,

Tell me I'm the only love you your heart—

That's all I want to hear . . . It's music to my ears.

I never really get enough of the night,

But, Darlin', even n the morning light

You know the song doesn't end . . . I hear it coming again.

Can't you hear the music—

When we're heart to heart it begins.

Can't you hear the music—

So near I feel the rhythm under your skin.

The beat keeps getting stronger

The longer that you're in my arms so tight.

Can't you hear the music

Playing night after night after night.

I want to hold you, let the music play till dawn;

Then all through the day you're playing on my mind

just like my favorite song

Can't you hear the music—

When we're heart to heart it begins.

Can't you hear the music—

So near I feel the rhythm under your skin.

The beat keeps getting stronger

The longer that you're in my arms so tight.

Can't you hear the music

Playing night after night after night.

Words & Music by Michael Cody