Table For Ten
by Malik Raines · Hip-Hop/Rap · Made with Suno · 1 play
Style
Prompt
Hip-hop, relaxed steady 4/4 at 98 BPM in B-flat major; intimate, close natural male baritone-tenor lead with melodic rap verses and an inviting sung hook, restrained harmony stacks, small vocal group joining the final hook; buoyant drums, warm electric bass with subtle sub, bright Rhodes and clean guitar accents; full-length arrangement with sung pre-choruses and post-chorus, spacious held hook endings, developed bridge, extended final chorus, sung outro and clean stop
Lyrics
They ask, "How many?" I say, "Give me ten" Put two tables close, we'll pull the chairs in I can hear the kitchen, hear the room behind Tell them we'll be over after half past nine First hometown headline, name in marker on the door Someone wrote it crooked; I still stare a little more Mama asks what time it ends, she's working in the morning My cousin brought a camera with the battery warning The friend who lent the mic is checking cables by the stage The one who drove the van has got the parking app displayed Somebody brought an iron for the shirt inside my bag Nobody thought to eat before they came to help me pack I hear the sound guy asking for another line to check My cousin sings the hook before I even take a breath I laugh and lose the nerves for half a second at a time Mama stands beside the curtain, mouthing, "You'll be fine" They keep telling me to focus, they can eat when I get done I call the spot around the block, ask if there's room for us The host says they can move a couple tables near the wall I step back to the microphone and picture us there all I know who took a train to hear a ten-minute set Who kept an old recording that I thought they would forget Tonight I've got a little more to give them when we're through A place to sit together, something warm to pass to you Table for ten, bring another chair Good news sounds better with my people there Pass a plate down, let the whole room hear I've been trying to get us all right here Table for ten, make a little room If you held me up, there's a seat for you We can raise a glass before the whole world cares Table for ten, I want my people there Slide in, slide in, let me make some space Pass the menu down, everybody get a plate Slide in, slide in, leave your coat right here We got something worth remembering this year Didn't sell it out, I saw the empty places clear Then the first beat dropped; I saw the ones who made it here Missed a line and heard my cousin catch it from the back Found my breath and came in right beside him on the track Mama had her phone up with a finger on the lens I could hear her laughing when I told her at the end Packed the cables, took the flowers someone left for me Held the van door open while they argued over seats At the restaurant, the host remembers what I said We put flowers in a water glass beside the basket bread Waitress asks us what the night is all about Mama says, "My son," before I get the answer out Someone starts a toast; the kitchen fan eats half the words We lift our water glasses, lean in close enough to hear My cousin says the second song is better when it's live I tell him that he saved it; he says, "I knew you'd be alright" The camera battery dies before we get a proper shot We laugh and keep on talking, let the phones sit where they are There's a story at each corner, somebody reaching for the bread I stop checking who showed up and listen to my friends Table for ten, bring another chair Good news sounds better with my people there Pass a plate down, let the whole room hear I've been trying to get us all right here Table for ten, make a little room If you held me up, there's a seat for you We can raise a glass before the whole world cares Table for ten, I want my people there I kept saying we'd do this when the numbers got bigger Kept a list of little reasons to put off the dinner Almost didn't call them till the ticket count improved Thought I had to fill the room to give them better news Mama checks the time; she's got an early shift ahead I wish I'd booked this table for the smaller wins instead Then my friend says he got hired, starts his training Monday We've been talking all about me, hadn't asked him once all day My cousin passed his last exam, he shows us on his phone We order something sweet and let another hour go I came to get my people all together for my night Now there's something at each end of this table worth a light Table for ten, bring another chair Good news sounds better with my people there Pass a plate down, let the whole room hear Look at all the things that brought us here Table for ten, make a little room If you held me up, there's a seat for you We can raise a glass before the whole world cares Table for ten, I want my people there Tell me what you're building, let me show up, too Next time that we do this, we can make it about you Save her something sweet to take tomorrow Someone finds a phone that we can borrow Squeeze a little closer, let the waiter count to three Everybody's in this one, there's room enough for me