Smokey Bar

Verse 1 In the heart of the city, where the shadows fall low A figure leans in, with secrets to know Jazz on the jukebox, a saxophone's cry Whispering tales of long-forgotten highs Chorus In the smokey bar, where the night never ends Lost souls and dreamers find solace in friends A haze of illusions, where stories are spun In the smokey bar, where the world comes undone Verse 2 There's a dame in the corner with a bourbon and lime Her eyes tell a story of a life past its prime She dances through memories, a ghost in the night Searching for echoes of her last Broadway light Chorus In the smokey bar, where the night never ends Lost souls and dreamers find solace in friends A haze of illusions, where stories are spun In the smokey bar, where the world comes undone Bridge The bartender’s wisdom, a wink and a smile He’s heard every story, he’s walked every mile A philosopher’s touch with a shot glass in hand In the kingdom of shadows, he makes his last stand Verse 3 The clock on the wall, it’s stuck at 2 AM Time stands still for the broken and condemned A rendezvous with destiny, in this twilight zone In the smokey bar, we’re never truly alone Chorus In the smokey bar, where the night never ends Lost souls and dreamers find solace in friends A haze of illusions, where stories are spun In the smokey bar, where the world comes undone Outro So raise a glass to the ghosts of the past In the smokey bar, where shadows are cast We’ll linger awhile, ‘til the dawn calls our bluff In the smokey bar, where the night’s never enough