[Verse 1]
Two paths running side by side
Like train tracks that never collide
She's got that downtown sophistication
I keep my cool, no hesitation
Coffee meetings, stolen glances
Calculated circumstances
[Chorus]
Parallel lines, we keep our distance
Playing this game with such persistence
Like chess pieces on the board tonight
Moving close but never quite
Breaking through these parallel lines
[Verse 2]
Saxophone wails in smoky rooms
While we dance around these blues
Professional smile, that's what I see
But damn, there's something killing me
Every move so carefully planned
Like a queen across the chessboard, grand
[Bridge]
Late night sessions, jazz and wine
Her mind's brilliant, just like mine
But we both know the rules too well
These boundaries that we can't dispel
[Chorus]
Parallel lines, we keep our distance
Playing this game with such persistence
Like chess pieces on the board tonight
Moving close but never quite
Breaking through these parallel lines
[Verse 3]
Downtown lights reflect our game
Two intellectuals, playing fame
She speaks in codes, I analyze
Behind those deep mysterious eyes
But we keep it clean, keep it neat
Like bebop patterns on repeat
[Outro]
Sometimes I wonder what we'd be
If we let these lines run free
But that's not how the game is played
So we keep this dance in the shade
Parallel lines, that's our fate
Some boundaries we just can't break