[All vocals female. Same female lead throughout all singing, rap and spoken sections. Female backing vocals only.] [Instrumental Intro - 8 bars, hard-swinging drums, funky bass, brass stabs, no vocals] [Verse 1 - Female lead, clipped rhythmic singing, playful conversational phrasing] Messed up again, something small Can’t even recall Thought you’d roll them eyes You just laughed it off Tried to put it on you You knew I didn’t mean it Tried to look mad But you were smilin’ too [Brief spoken aside - same female lead] Funny what stays [Light melodic phrasing - same female lead] Good mornin’ Welcome home Thank you Nothin’ special Just another day [Pre-Chorus - melodic female lead, smooth phrasing over swinging drums] Some nights got hard Some words hung too long Some days I waited Some nights I cried Now they sound quieter from right here tonight [Chorus - big melodic female lead, lively female backing vocal responses] Let me stay right here awhile with all those little things Your coffee gettin’ cold My shoes by the door A stupid joke A little fight The way you said goodnight [Female lead call] Nothin’ special [Female backing vocal response] Nothin’ grand [Female lead - melodic resolution] Just ordinary days that felt so nice somehow [Instrumental Break - 4 bars, brass responses over swinging groove] [Verse 2 - same female lead, relaxed half-time phrasing over full-tempo swing] Never said I was cold You just slid a little closer I noticed Yeah I noticed Didn’t say a word You didn’t either [Spoken-sung pocket - same female lead, behind the beat, short phrases, drums keep bouncing] Asked me what’s wrong I said “Nothin’” You shrugged “Okay” sat right next to me anyway [Spoken with a teasing smile - same female lead] You could be so annoyin’ [Pause, soft spoken-sung reply - same female lead] …I was smilin’ too [Pre-Chorus - same female lead, conversational melodic phrasing, rhythmic lift] Calls that never came Things I wish I never heard Times I wanted you to stay Times I wanted to disappear Funny how they wander in then quietly wander out [Chorus - big melodic female lead, lively female backing vocal responses] Let me stay right here awhile with all those little things Your jacket on the chair Sound of openin’ the door [Same female lead voices both quoted lines, no second speaker] “I’m tired” “Yeah, me too” [Female lead - sung] The way you said goodnight [Female lead call] Nothin’ special [Female backing vocal response] Nothin’ grand [Female lead - melodic resolution] Just ordinary days that felt so nice somehow [Instrumental Dance Break - 8 bars, funky bass, hard-swinging drums, brass stabs] [Bridge - same female lead, conversational spoken pocket over sparse drums and bass] Strange what comes back Not the days I thought I’d always keep [Double-time rap build - same female lead raps, tight sixteenth-note flow, connect phrases, rising energy, drums and brass build, tempo stays fixed] Just the way you laughed when I got it wrong The way you smiled tryin’ to sulk The way you came closer didn’t even ask why Good mornin’, I’m home, Thank you [Full instrumental stop - exposed spoken female lead] …yeah That was nice [Final Chorus - explosive full-band return, big sung melody, same energetic female lead and punchy female backing vocal responses] Let me stay right here awhile with all those little things Your coffee gettin’ cold My shoes by the door A stupid joke A little fight The way you said goodnight [Female lead call - emphatic] Nothin’ special [Female backing vocal response - full and punchy] Nothin’ grand [Same female lead with female vocal harmonies - soaring melodic resolution] Just ordinary days that felt so nice somehow [Outro - instruments thin out, swinging bass and drums continue, same female lead speaking casually] Gettin’ late I should probably go Leave these little things right where they are Thanks for lettin’ me stay awhile Maybe I’ll stop by again sometime. [Short instrumental tail - final brass stab and tight drum stop]
