[Verse 1] At the corner of Birch and 9th There's a door with a faded sign Where the smoke got worked into the wood And the jukebox only plays good-bye Mabel wipes the bar with pride Like she owns every broken heart She can spot your storm by your walk And she still pours a little too dark [Verse 2] Frankie's got a union coat And a laugh that rattles the ice He talks about a son in Boise Like he's still asking for advice Rita reads palms for tips Says your future lives in your beer She keeps her rings in a sugar tin And she stays till the crowd disappears [Pre-Chorus] And the night leans in At the edge of the glass Every story here Wants a place to last [Chorus] Raise one up for the ones inside Raise one up, let the whole room shine Every scar, every grin Every name that drifts back in At Mabel's bar, we're alive tonight At Mabel's bar, we're alive tonight [Verse 3] The kid in the booth by the pinball glow Writes her dreams on a paper napkin Says she's leaving when the snow gets soft And she ain't looking back again The old man near the window seat Counts his change like it's sacred gold He don't say much, but when he sings You can hear every mile he has rolled [Pre-Chorus] And the night leans in At the edge of the glass Every story here Wants a place to last [Chorus] Raise one up for the ones inside Raise one up, let the whole room shine Every scar, every grin Every name that drifts back in At Mabel's bar, we're alive tonight At Mabel's bar, we're alive tonight [Bridge] There's a girl in a work boots stare And a man with a wedding ring There's a drummer tapping on the bar Like he's trying not to sing We all come here bent and bruised To leave a little lighter than before And the truth hangs soft on the hook by the door [Chorus] Raise one up for the ones inside Raise one up, let the whole room shine Every scar, every grin Every name that drifts back in At Mabel's bar, we're alive tonight At Mabel's bar, we're alive tonight [Outro] When the stools start turning slow And the morning waits outside Mabel locks up all our names And keeps the rest inside
