I came in wet from the rain
Mud on my heel boy
Bar stool caught my name
Your glass had one red ring
And your eyes said stay
So I stayed
Neon on the back wall
Cut through the smoke and steam
Your laugh hit hard
Like a screen door slam
I had a busted heart
You had a steady hand
Now the room keeps turning
Slow and mean
My voice goes gravel
When I say your name
I been breaking open
Since you looked at me
Black smoke waltz
Hold me down hold me down
Black smoke waltz
Don’t let me leave this town
Black smoke waltz
I’m a rough-cut sound
(black smoke waltz)
Grit in my throat
Heart on the ground
The barkeep set two more
On a scarred-up tray
Your fingers tapped time
On the edge of my pain
I told you I was trouble
You smiled like you knew
Now I’m standing in the ruin
Trying to get to you
And the room keeps turning
Slow and mean
My voice goes gravel
When I say your name
I been breaking open
Since you looked at me
Black smoke waltz
Hold me down hold me down
Black smoke waltz
Don’t let me leave this town
Black smoke waltz
I’m a rough-cut sound
(black smoke waltz)
Grit in my throat
Heart on the ground
If I fall apart tonight
Let me fall in time
If I lose my voice
Let it crack on the line
I been a hard luck man
With a soft red wound
But when you pulled me close
I came alive too soon
Black smoke waltz
Hold me down hold me down
Black smoke waltz
Don’t let me leave this town
Black smoke waltz
I’m a rough-cut sound
(black smoke waltz)
Grit in my throat
Heart on the ground