[INTRO — instrumental, slapping bassline, wah guitar, handclaps] [VERSE 1 — strutting flow, nasal tease] Twenty-year reunion at the VFW hall (uh) Name tag on my chest like I'm nothing much at all Just Brandon — last name on the second line While everybody's selling me their life like it's a wine Rick's a VP now, he says it with his chest Karen climbed some mountain, got the photos for the rest Devin's on his third wife, calls her the real one Mike just bought a boat he'll use twice and then it's done Everybody handing out they highlight reel like cards I'm standing by the cooler thinking y'all are working hard So hard at being fine that your smiles got a squeak I just brought the beer, baby — coldest one this week [HOOK — chant over the groove, gang vocals] Name tag, name tag (who dis?) Twenty years and everybody's got a act They selling me the movie, I'm just glad to be back Name tag, name tag Name tag, name tag (who dis?) I work, I laugh, my kids are doing fine Don't need a trophy case to have a good time Name tag, name tag [BRIDGE — bass and claps only, call and answer] What they sell? (the movie) What's real? (the seats) Who won? (who cares) Pass the drinks (cheers) Twenty years gone and the lesson's kinda small The ones who brought the beer have the most fun of all [VERSE 2 — deep bark, playful] Then there's Danny — Danny was the king of senior year Sitting by the punch bowl with a smile that's half a gear Off — I sit down, hand him something cold He looks at my name tag like a hand to hold Says he heard I fix things, says his roof is leaking bad Says he don't know nobody, says he misses being had By all of it — the noise, the being known, the hall We talk about his mom's potato salad, that's all For an hour — best conversation of the night Turns out the real ones don't perform it, they just sit and hold it tight [HOOK — chant over the groove, gang vocals] Name tag, name tag (who dis?) Twenty years and everybody's got a act They selling me the movie, I'm just glad to be back Name tag, name tag [OUTRO — talk box tail, bass fades] (name tag... name tag...) Danny, call me 'bout that roof I'll bring the beer
