[Intro] Pool deck, day two, redemption arc Last night's tequila left a mark Walked up to the bar with a soft-boy stance Said "amigo, I need a NON-alcoholic dance" [Verse 1] Bartender named Diego, tattoo of a snake He said "qué pasa, mijo, what'll you take?" I said "margarita, but make it a mocktail" He blinked. He paused. He said "that's a... cocktail?" I said "no, no, no, I want it sin tequila" He said "sir, that's just lime juice, that's a tortilla Of disappointment, that's an unfilled cup" I said "Diego, my brother, don't write me up" [Pre-Chorus] Sin tequila, por favor Sin tequila, like a saint at the door Sin tequila, I've atoned for last night Make it a mocktail, make it RIGHT [Chorus] MARGARITA mocktail, soft-boy redemption Sin tequila, sin shame, no exemption MARGARITA mocktail, lime salt and rim Pale boy in the pool, pale boy SLIM On the booze for the day, on the slow for the rest Diego said "fine, it's your call, all the best" [Verse 2] He made it with intention, like an artist with paint Lime, agave, soda, salt rim, no faint Heart-tequila replacement, the soft-boy way I sipped it slow, like a monk at a lake Diego watched me drink it, said "is it good?" I said "Diego, this is everything I should Have ordered last night, before the mistake" He said "no mistake, mijo, you danced for the lake" [Bridge] (I did dance for the lake) (I think? I danced somewhere) (was that Tuesday? or yesterday?) (time is doing things in Mexico) [Verse 3] By mocktail three, I felt like a man reborn Pool float beneath me, sunhat being worn Wife back home would be proud, I think Stepdaughter would say "dad, that's not a real drink" But it IS, baby, it's the drink of redemption The pale-boy-pool-deck-pre-noon convention Diego gave me a wink, said "round four, on the house" I said "Diego, I love you," he said "calm down, mouse" [Outro] MARGARITA mocktail... margarita mocktail... (sin tequila... pale boy on the float...) (Diego, my brother, my mocktail king) (siéntate. just sip. siéntate.)
