[Verse 1 — Warm acoustic guitar picking, light cajón groove, intimate natural clean vocal] Your friends stopped asking where you’re going Soon as they saw my name You said you’d only stay an hour Now you’re three drinks past that claim Phone keeps buzzing on the table You turn it over, let it ring You’re usually better at saying no Just never when it’s me [Pre-Chorus — Acoustic strumming builds, cajón becomes more pronounced, vocal melody climbs] You know how tonight goes Still you’re pulling me closer One look and there goes Everything you said when you were sober [Chorus — Wide energetic acoustic strumming, strong cajón groove, huge open melody, layered self-harmonies] Bad compa-a-a-ny—————— [High harmony follows the held melody] (Compa-a-a-ny————) You’re a little less like you Every time you’re next to me [Lead] We stay too late We take too much We make a mess And call it fun [Melody opens wider] You know what happens when you’re with me-e-e-e———— [Higher harmony trails] (With me-e-e-e————) [Lower vocal enters beneath sustain] You’ll hate this in the morning [Lead rises] But tonight— You love my compa-a-a-ny—————— [High harmony] (My compa-a-a-ny————) [Acoustic guitars and cajón punch out] [Verse 2 — Rhythmic acoustic strumming, bouncing cajón groove, confident natural clean vocal] Your lipstick’s fading on the glass Your good intentions went to shit You had somewhere to be tomorrow You’re not making it You tell me I’m a fucking problem While you’re reaching for your coat I’m already halfway to the door You’re still asking where we’re going [Brief stop] Does it matter? [Pre-Chorus — Acoustic guitars build harder, cajón drives underneath, low harmony enters] You know how tonight goes Still you’re following me out You can blame me in the morning You’re not blaming me right now [Chorus — Bigger acoustic strumming, driving cajón, wider natural vocal harmonies] Bad compa-a-a-ny—————— [High harmony follows lead] (Compa-a-a-ny————) You’re a little less like you Every time you’re next to me [Lead] We stay too late We take too much We make a mess And call it fun [Lead opens up] You know what happens when you’re with me-e-e-e———— [High harmony trails] (With me-e-e-e————) [Lower vocal underneath] You’ll hate this in the morning [Lead climbs] But tonight— You love my compa-a-a-ny—————— [Harmony sustains] (My compa-a-a-ny————) [Instrumental — Percussive acoustic guitar rhythm with deep cajón pulse] [Bridge — Acoustic guitar drops to gentle picking, sparse cajón taps, close vulnerable clean vocal] Morning always changes things Your place gets quiet Mine never does You wake up looking for somebody [Brief pause] I’m already gone [Low harmony slowly enters] You’ll tell yourself That was the last time You’ll mean it For a week or two [Lead — melody begins rising, acoustic strumming gradually builds] Then Friday night My name lights up And we both know what you’ll do [Breakdown — Aggressive percussive acoustic strumming and hard cajón hits, raw urgent clean vocal] TURN YOUR PHONE OFF MISS YOUR PLANS TELL YOUR FRIENDS YOU DON’T GIVE A DAMN [Hard acoustic stop] BLAME THE DRINKS BLAME THE NIGHT BLAME ME WHEN YOU WAKE UP ALONE [Full stop] BUT YOU STILL LET ME IN EVERY FUCKING TIME [Final Chorus — Biggest acoustic strumming, powerful cajón groove, multiple natural harmonies weaving around lead] Bad compa-a-a-ny—————— [High harmony sustains above lead] (Compa-a-a-ny——————) [Lower vocal underneath] You’re a little less like you [Lead] Every time you’re next to me-e-e-e———— [High harmony trails] (Next to me-e-e-e————) [Lead] We stay too late [Second vocal] Too late [Lead] We take too much [Lower vocal] Too much [Lead] We make a mess [Second vocal] Here we go again [Lead opens into bigger melody] You know what happens when you’re with me-e-e-e—————— [High harmony] (With me-e-e-e————) [Lower vocal enters] You’ll hate this in the morning [Lead continues underneath] (Morning-o-o-o————) [Second vocal] When there’s nobody beside you [Lead climbs into final hook] But tonight— You love my compa-a-a-ny—————— [High harmony] (My compa-a-a-ny——————) [Lower vocal overlaps] Until I leave you lonely [Lead sustains] Compa-a-a-ny—————— [Second vocal] And I always leave you lonely [Acoustic guitar and cajón cut completely] [Lead — quiet, restrained, close-mic] See you next Friday. [Outro — Single acoustic guitar figure, final soft cajón hit]
