Lonely sat down at my kitchen table
Made herself at home, real comfortable
I poured her tea, she stayed all night
And somehow, somehow, it was alright
Used to run from her, used to hide
Used to drink to push her aside
But she just waited, patient and slow
Knew I'd come back, knew I'd know
Keep me company, lonely, keep me company
I don't need a crowd to fill the empty seat
Keep me company, lonely, keep me company
You're not the enemy I thought you'd be
Stay a while, stay a while
Sit with me, sit with me
We don't have to talk at all
Just keep me company
Turns out the thing I feared the most
Was just a quiet, quiet, friendly ghost
She doesn't ask me to perform
She just sits with me and keeps me warm
Doesn't text me back too late
Doesn't cancel on a date
Doesn't leave when things get rough
She's the friend I'm finally enough for
Keep me company, lonely, keep me company
I don't need a crowd to fill the empty seat
Keep me company, lonely, keep me company
You're not the enemy I thought you'd be
The kettle's whistling, the kitchen's warm
And I'm not running from another storm
'Cause the thing I ran from all those years
Just sits across and dries my tears
And she hums a song I almost know
And I hum it back and let it go
And the night is long but it's not so bad
With the friend I never knew I had
Keep me company, lonely, keep me company
I don't need a crowd to fill the empty seat
Keep me company, lonely, keep me company
You're not the enemy I thought you'd be
Stay a while, stay a while
Sit with me, sit with me
So pour another cup
Pour another cup
Pour another cup for me
And keep me company
Keep me company
(keep me company)