The glass is low but ain't quite dry
Night rolls in with a heavy sigh
Cigarette smoke dances in my stare
This empty stool don’t care I’m there
The bar lights flicker like a dying dream
Shadowed faces cut through the steam
A melody plays jagged and free
And it cuts deeper than it’s supposed to be
Let it wail let it moan oh it burns in my chest
A tune like trouble that won’t let me rest
Broken notes crawling like tears through the air
Every sound’s a story nobody’ll share
The bartender don't say a word to me
His old hands move like a final decree
Pouring poison like it might save my soul
Adding cracks to the glass that used to be whole
The band’s wailing like their hearts are on fire
Each note's a secret pulling a wire
It lifts me up it drags me down
Leaves me spinning in this lonesome town
Let it wail let it moan oh it burns in my chest
A tune like trouble that won’t let me rest
Broken notes crawling like tears through the air
Every sound’s a story nobody’ll share