The Bartender Knows

🎼 [Verse 1] He doesn’t ask why I’m here again Just pours the same old pour Wipes the glass like he’s heard it all Doesn’t need to hear more [Chorus] The bartender knows By the weight of my sigh By how long I stare At the whiskey before I try He knows what I’ve lost By the songs that I skip By the ones I play twice And how tight I hold the tip [Verse 2] He doesn’t talk, but he listens loud With eyes that don’t pretend He’s seen love walk in, burn bright And slip out in the end [Bridge] There’s a quiet in the clinking That speaks more than I do And he wipes down the counter Like he’s wiping her from view [Final Chorus] The bartender knows Like he always somehow knew That tonight I didn’t come For a drink— I came to miss you