Russian chanson ballad, slow swaying 6/8 feel with nylon-string guitar, brushed snare, upright bass, and sighing accordion; verses stay close and spoken-sung with male lead, pre-chorus lifts on a climbing accordion figure and small tom pulse, chorus opens into held vowels with soft female harmony answers, final chorus drops to near-whisper duets then swells on the last title line. Intimate barroom mix, warm, close., warm, soft, harmony, chanson, ballad, accordion, slow