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last call

Jombone
Jombone

[Intro] (ice in a whiskey glass… pedal steel) (PROMINENT JAPANESE NOH CHANT) (NO NORMAL HARMONIES) Haaaaa-eeeeee… Hoooooo-aaaaaa… Saturday… Last call… --- [Verse 1] There’s a jukebox hummin’ in the corner booth And a half-told lie sittin’ next to truth Neon buzz and a cigarette glow Some hearts stay… Some hearts… Go… (CONTINUOUS NOH CHANT) --- [Hook] Drink slow… Let the heartbreak speak… Glass cold… But the memory’s deep… (FULL NOH CHANT) Haaaaa-eeeeee… Hoooooo-aaaaaa… --- [Verse 2] She wore red and a worn-out smile Stayed just long enough to stay awhile Said “cowboys always leave too soon…” I said… “Only… Under… Certain moons…” (PROMINENT NOH CHANT) --- [Breakdown] (upright bass + brushes only) (CONTINUOUS NOH CHANT) (NO NORMAL BACKGROUND VOCALS) Some names… Fade… Some rings… Stay… Some ghosts… Order… Whiskey… Too… --- (pedal steel cries) Haaaaa-eeeeee… --- [Final Hook] Drink slow… Love hard… If you leave… Leave… Like… A legend…