Verse 1 You used to walk in like the room was yours Like every locked door would ignore the lock Like I was still standing where you left me Like time just stopped Now there’s a girl in the glass tonight Gold light, black dress, no apologies And she don’t bend when you say her name She just leaves you out gracefully Pre-Chorus No, I’m not hard to find You just don’t qualify Chorus There’s a velvet rope now You don’t get close now You used to walk right in But I don’t let you in There’s a list and you’re not on it Try your luck, but I don’t want it There’s a velvet rope now And you’re outside it Verse 2 You’re in the line with your old excuses Same old face, same same old charm But I learned the difference between attention And being chosen on purpose The lights hit chrome, the music spills I don’t even look to see if you’re there Somebody asks if I know your name I smile like I almost did, somewhere Pre-Chorus No, I’m not hard to love You just weren’t high enough Chorus There’s a velvet rope now You don’t get close now You used to walk right in But I don’t let you in There’s a list and you’re not on it Try your luck, but I don’t want it There’s a velvet rope now And you’re outside it Bridge You had the code You had the key You had the version That got all of me Now there’s a door And there’s a line And what was yours Is only mine Final Chorus There’s a velvet rope now You don’t get close now You used to walk right in But I don’t let you in There’s a list and you’re not on it Try your luck, but I don’t want it There’s a velvet rope now And you’re outside it There’s a velvet rope now No, you can’t talk your way around it There’s a velvet rope now And I love where you’re not in it