Wish You Were Here at Closing Time

Pub punk, group vocals, gang vocals, group chant

[Verse 1 – background]
(nothing rhymes with your name)

[Chorus – all]
Wish you were here at closing time! (closing time!)  
Still hear your voice so clear! (so clear!)  
He said “I’m Dail Milton!” (Milton!)  
But your name is all I hear!

Wish you were here at closing time! (closing time!)  
Heartache drawing near! (near!)  
Every fella singing  
But I just wish you were here! (wish you were here!)

[Verse 2 – lead]
I still remember laughing loud beneath the neon glow  
You danced between the tables like you owned the show  
Now every song sounds hollow with an echo thin  
Every chorus feels unfinished  
Where your warmth had been

[Verse 2 – background]
(where your warmth had been)

[Chorus – all]
Wish you were here at closing time! (closing time!)  
Still hear your voice so clear! (so clear!)  
He said “I’m Dail Milton!” (Milton!)  
But your name is all I hear!

Wish you were here at closing time! (closing time!)  
Heartache drawing near! (near!)  
Every fella singing  
But I just wish you were here! (wish you were here!)

[Bridge – chant, printed four times]
Come back to me! (come back to me!)  
Where the songs belong! (songs belong!)

Come back to me! (come back to me!)  
Make this chorus strong! (chorus strong!)

Come back to me! (come back to me!)  
Fill this empty seat! (empty seat!)

Come back to me! (come back to me!)  
Let our hearts repeat! (hearts repeat!)

[Final Chorus – all]
Wish you were here at closing time! (closing time!)  
Still hear your voice so clear! (so clear!)  
He said “I’m Dail Milton!” (Milton!)  
But your name is all I hear!

Wish you were here at closing time! (closing time!)  
Heartache drawing near! (near!)  
Every fella singing  
But I just wish you were here! (wish you were here!)

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[Verse 1 – lead] Another round, another empty chair beside my own Your shadow sits across from me like it’s overgrown I sing the songs the fellas know, but they don’t hit the same Ever since the night you left Nothing rhymes with your name [Verse 1 – background] (nothing rhymes with your name) [Chorus – all] Wish you were here at closing time! (closing time!) Still hear your voice so clear! (so clear!) He said “I’m Dail Milton!” (Milton!) But your name is all I hear! Wish you were here at closing time! (closing time!) Heartache drawing near! (near!) Every fella singing But I just wish you were here! (wish you were here!) [Verse 2 – lead] I still remember laughing loud beneath the neon glow You danced between the tables like you owned the show Now every song sounds hollow with an echo thin Every chorus feels unfinished Where your warmth had been [Verse 2 – background] (where your warmth had been) [Chorus – all] Wish you were here at closing time! (closing time!) Still hear your voice so clear! (so clear!) He said “I’m Dail Milton!” (Milton!) But your name is all I hear! Wish you were here at closing time! (closing time!) Heartache drawing near! (near!) Every fella singing But I just wish you were here! (wish you were here!) [Bridge – chant, printed four times] Come back to me! (come back to me!) Where the songs belong! (songs belong!) Come back to me! (come back to me!) Make this chorus strong! (chorus strong!) Come back to me! (come back to me!) Fill this empty seat! (empty seat!) Come back to me! (come back to me!) Let our hearts repeat! (hearts repeat!) [Final Chorus – all] Wish you were here at closing time! (closing time!) Still hear your voice so clear! (so clear!) He said “I’m Dail Milton!” (Milton!) But your name is all I hear! Wish you were here at closing time! (closing time!) Heartache drawing near! (near!) Every fella singing But I just wish you were here! (wish you were here!)

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