Encino

I met a boy in Encino I was workin at a cocktail bar I poured him a caipirinha and said I liked the way he played guitar I said ""Do you know Ipanema?"" cause I'm a long way from Sao Paulo Oh baby why don't you take me home I used to make some extra money strummin my guitar in Encino, California at a cozy little wine bar Ventura Boulevard's hidden treasure high end clientelle mixing business with pleasure they served light fare, all night there small plates to share, people on dates, tryna create some flare and I was part of that ambience up in the corner with my nylon strings playin all night long on one particular night the bartender was new on a scale of one to ten she was one hundred and two but I had a job to do I tried to pay her no mind but as I stummed my strings interestingly Id find there were certain melodies that reasonated more with her when I played certain chords it really struck a chord with her didnt say a word to me but her eyes spoke volumes quarter past one i knew itd be last call soon I met a boy in Encino I was workin at a cocktail bar I poured him a caipirinha and said I liked the way he played guitar I said ""Do you know Ipanema?"" cause I'm a long way from Sao Paulo oh baby why don't you take me home She had given all the customers the checks one by one they all exited next, said goodbye to the chef now me and her the last ones left but I was stayin I was hypnotized by her side to side swayin at this point Im only playin what her hips request it was solely bossa nova I was doin my best she wandered up to me and whispered ""have you been to Brazil?"" I said I been to Fogo de Chao in Beverly Hills is that enough? she found that humorous she grabbed us two cups then she filled em up we didnt really get drunk we just got a little buzz then we danced all night what an evening it was this girl was fine as it gets, and very direct, far from stand-offish things got hot and heavy in the back office there is magic in the music from Brazil to Cali and love in the air of the San Fernando Valley Roses in my mind when I see his smile this is how it feels to be in Rio I don't wanna think just put your arms around me we could disappear let's get out of here I met a boy in Encino I was workin at a cocktail bar I poured him a caipirinha and said I liked the way he played guitar I said ""Do you know Ipanema?"" cause I'm a long way from Sao Paulo Oh baby why don't you take me home Sao Paulo Oh baby