[Dark psychedelic funk rock. Dirty bass, trap drums, guitar. Deep raspy male vocal, fully sung.]
It's Rooster Season...
[Verse 1]
Bartender ain't smiling tonight
But he keeps wiping the same damn glass
Red neon buzzing in the window
Somebody's laughing way too loud
Nobody's saying what they mean
I kinda like it here
Blue shirt sitting at the end of the bar
Says he's waiting on a friend
Been checking that phone for forty minutes
Like the damn thing owes him rent
Pretty little couple in the corner
Holding hands for everybody to see
She smiles when somebody walks by
Then digs her fingernails into his knee
Old man counting out his quarters
Like he's got all night to spend
Bartender pours a little less whiskey
Than he poured the one before him
Girl walks in wearing somebody's jacket
Says she found it in her car
She ain't looking for the owner
She already knows where they are
[Pre-Chorus]
Everybody's got a story
Everybody's got a reason
Funny how the truth gets quieter
The longer folks keep speaking
[Chorus]
Don't look at me
Look somewhere else
Everybody in this room
Got something they ain't gonna tell
Don't look at me
I ain't nobody
Just another shadow in the corner
Watching everybody
[Verse 2]
Man by the jukebox picks a love song
Like he's trying to prove he cares
Then he turns around and watches
Who comes through that door downstairs
Bartender says, "Last call, gentlemen"
Like he ain't said it three times
Nobody moves an inch
Everybody suddenly forgets the time
Woman with the silver bracelet
Keeps her coat buttoned to her throat
She ain't cold in here
She just don't want nobody seeing what she wrote
Guy in the bathroom mirror
Practicing a smile before he leaves
Some folks spend their whole damn night
Trying to look like what they think they need
[Pre-Chorus]
Everybody's got a reason
Everybody's playing clean
Funny how the dirt gets deeper
Every time you scratch the scene
[Chorus]
Don't look at me
Look somewhere else
Everybody in this room
Got something they ain't gonna tell
Don't look at me
I ain't nobody
Just another shadow in the corner
Watching everybody
[Bridge]
Then the bartender looks at me
Says, "You been awful quiet tonight"
I laugh and say I'm enjoying the view
He just looks me in the eye
The blue shirt leaves alone
The couple stops pretending
The girl in the silver bracelet
Finally takes her coat off
Nobody says goodbye
And suddenly this whole room gets real quiet
[Final Chorus]
Don't look at me
Look somewhere else
Everybody in this room
Got something they ain't gonna tell
Don't look at me
I ain't nobody
Just another shadow in the corner
Watching everybody
[Outro]
Bartender stops wiping the glass
Turns around and looks at me
Funny thing about you, my friend
You ain't touched that drink all night