Ask Who Paid the Deposit

Ask who paid the deposit
Ask who opened the door
Everybody got a comment
We got names on the floor

Booked the room when the room was empty
Called twelve places, eleven said maybe
Van wouldn't start so we pushed that baby
Lip gloss good and the elbows greasy
You see bright lights, I see invoices
Made this work out of difficult choices
Crew get fed and the crew get paid
Then we put the best dress on the stage
Eight missed calls from a man with a favor
Now he remembers my number and labor
Sweet of you, buddy, the guest list closed
Should've said yes when the first email showed

Ask who paid the deposit
Ask who opened the door
Everybody got a comment
We got names on the floor

I was on a ladder with a roll of tape
You were in the comments with a laughing face
Now you want a picture by the velvet rope
Baby, use the entrance like the rest of the folks
Count that cash with the girls from setup
Make sure every last runner gets extra
Want my secret? I can say it plain
I put every little promise next to somebody's name
Did the slow days, did the no days
Did the three jobs, saved the show days
Look at that room, hear the floorboards bend
We could do it all over with the same ten friends

Who brought the tables?
We did
Who stayed till sunrise?
We did

Ask who paid the deposit
Ask who opened the door
Everybody got a comment
We got names on the floor

Ask who paid the deposit
Put our names on it