"She Dreams of Champagne"

By

Frankie Delano – The Gentleman Phantom

CapSha Productions

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Frankie Delano was born with a voice dipped in bourbon and a soul stitched from midnight silk. Raised on the backstreets of Hoboken, he learned charm from card sharks and rhythm from the clatter of subway trains. By nineteen, he was singing in Navy clubs across the Pacific, crooning torch songs to homesick sailors and winning poker games with nothing but a wink.

After the war, Frankie disappeared into Havana’s golden haze, rumored to have romanced a duchess, outplayed a Cuban trumpeter in a midnight duel, and recorded a lost album that only plays under moonlight. When he resurfaced in Manhattan, he was no longer just a singer—he was a legend in cufflinks.

Known for his signature martini (three olives, stirred with regret), Frankie never stayed in one city too long. He’d light up a lounge, break a few hearts, and vanish before sunrise. His voice carried the ache of old love and the swagger of someone who’d seen too much and still smiled.

He never chased fame—it followed him like perfume. And though no one knows where he is now, some say if you walk past a velvet curtain and hear a low hum in the dark… Frankie Delano might be singing just for you.

LYRICS:

I glide through the night in a tailored disguise

Cufflinks gleam like stars in her eyes

A whisper of jazz in the back of my brain

I’m not chasing hearts—I’m taming the flame

(Pre-Chorus)

She asked for the moon, I poured her champagne

Said love’s just a gamble, I play through the pain

(Chorus)

Velvet in my veins, silver in my smile

I dance with temptation, then vanish in style

No strings, no regrets, just a kiss in the rain

I’m the echo she hears when she dreams of champagne

(Verse 2)

My past wears a tux and a crooked grin

Every sin’s a story I’ve tucked within

I don’t beg for mercy, I don’t plead for grace

But I’ll steal your breath with a glance to your face

(Bridge)

I’m the shadow that lingers in candlelight

The toast you forget but remember at night

She said I’m a riddle, I said I’m a rhyme

A gentleman thief with impeccable time

(Chorus)

Velvet in my veins, silver in my smile

I dance with temptation, then vanish in style

No strings, no regrets, just a kiss in the rain

I’m the echo she hears when she dreams of champagne

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