It gets lonliest
at night Down at
the liquor store
Beneath the neon
sky Our moonlight
comes alive with
lice The pan's
dried up so tight
With hardened beans
We're hungry
So I lean on
you sometimes
Just to see
you're still there
Your feet can't
take the weight of
one Much less two
We hit concrete
How were we born
into this mess?
I know I painted
you a prettier
picture baby
But we were run
out on a rail
Fell from the
wagon to the
night train
I kissed the bottle
I should've been
kissing you You
wake up to an
empty night With
tears for two
Cigarettes they
fill the gaps
In our empty days
In our broken teeth
We're jonesing
Say mister can
you spare a dime?
Some change could
make a change
Could buy some time
Some freedom
Or an ear to
hear my story
It's all I've
got My fiction-
-beats the hell
out of my truth
A palm upturned
burnt blue Don't
call it sunburn
You've been shaking
on the job Just
one drink ahead
of your past
There's a white
light coming up
You draw the blinds
hoping it'll pass
I kissed the bottle
I should've been
kissing you You
wake up to an
empty night With
tears for two
I kissed the bottle
I should've been
kissing you You
wake up to an
empty night With
tears for two
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