Paris Booth Blues

[Verse 1]
Crates in the hallway
Labels half-read
One scanner's dead
And one stand's bent

Paris on the calendar
Big data on the sign
I got six good cables
And a prayer on time

[Pre-Chorus]
But the truck came late
Then the pallet split
Now I'm counting what I can
And what won't fit

[Chorus]
Paris booth, Paris booth
Half the stock is gone
Paris booth, Paris booth
Still we carry on
I'm exhausted, babe
I'm exhausted, babe
Smile for the crowd
Then I fade away

[Verse 2]
Demo cards missing
Backdrops rolled tight
A case of giveaways
Stuck in customs all night

The screens are ready
The table looks clean
But the best two features
Are nowhere to be seen

[Pre-Chorus]
So I tape the seams
And I fake that grin
Try to make this wreck
Look like a win

[Chorus]
Paris booth, Paris booth
Half the stock is gone
Paris booth, Paris booth
Still we carry on
I'm exhausted, babe
I'm exhausted, babe
Smile for the crowd
Then I fade away

[Bridge]
Suitcase open
Shoes still on
I made a map
Of what went wrong

One more wipe
One more sign
One more breath
Before they line up

[Final Chorus]
Paris booth, Paris booth
Half the stock is gone
Paris booth, Paris booth
Still we carry on
I'm exhausted, babe
I'm exhausted, babe
Hold the front line
Till the lights come on