[Verse 1] He'd walk in late with a crooked grin Empty pockets, trouble, and a joke to spin Got the whole room shaking, fell out their chairs Like pain never lived in the back of his stare [Verse 2] He was the spark in the middle of rain Made a bad night lighter with a one-liner train But some ghosts got mean and they don't let go And the same old needle kept stealing his soul [Pre-Chorus] We said, "Man, come home" He said, "I'm trying" Eyes got tired Laugh kept dying [Chorus] Oh! well! Play it Again Sam! Play it Again Sam! play it Again Sam! He made us laugh, then he slipped away Now his punchline hangs where the memory stays Oh! well! Play it Again Sam! Play it Again Sam! play it Again Sam! [Verse 3] Found him too quiet in a borrowed room No more wild stories, no more afternoon bloom That cold white habit took more than it gave Left a cracked little church in the shape of his grave [Pre-Chorus] We said, "Man, come home" He said, "I'm trying" One last smile Then he stopped replying [Chorus] Oh! well! Play it Again Sam! Play it Again Sam! play it Again Sam! He made us laugh, then he slipped away Now his punchline hangs where the memory stays Oh! well! Play it Again Sam! Play it Again Sam! play it Again Sam! [Bridge] If I hear that line, I see his face Half a grin, half a mess, still full of grace We keep his name in the good old room Where the laughing lives and the hurt went through [Final Chorus] Oh! well! Play it Again Sam! Play it Again Sam! play it Again Sam! He made us laugh, then he slipped away Now his punchline hangs where the memory stays Oh! well! Play it Again Sam! Play it Again Sam! play it Again Sam!
