It gets lonliest at night
Down at the liquor store
Beneath the neon sky
Our moonlight
Six a.m. the floor 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 kissin you
You wake up to an empty night
With tears for two