[Verse 1] Louie Louie Back at the corner store Counting tips in a paper cup Dreams piled on the floor Got that busted leather jacket Smells like every night before He says "One day I'll leave this town" But he's still sweeping up the door [Chorus] Louie Louie You keep saying you're gone Louie Louie But you're staying till dawn Every "one more round" Turns to one more song Louie Louie All night long [Verse 2] Louie Louie Knows every crooked barstool name Telling jokes he half believes Chasing down the blame Got a folded bus ticket Soft as a prayer in his jeans He stares at it when it's closing time Like it might drag him from the scene [Chorus] [Bridge] [low vocal register] Maybe tonight you step outside Past the neon Past the smoke and noise [gang vocals] Or maybe you raise that glass again For the lost and the almost boys [guitar solo] [Chorus]
