One Cup of Coffee

In a glass, on a barstool, in a town near LA

I found pickup and punch lines that no man should say

but the drinks I'd been having sort of got in my may

besides, you looked perfect and I felt brave

You resembled an angel from a gray movie screen

still, I felt insecure on the floor on one knee

when I begged you the question that made my last lover leave

you said yes, you would marry me

so pour one more round for the boys - tonight we're all dancing

Wrap a bow made of your chains and give me your guard

but keep a cup full of loose change for the day you depart

if you go without warning, leave a forwarding card

and I'll mail back the key to your heart

years passed..

I woke up to find you with a cigarette, a suitcase and the keys to my car

packing my heart in the attic, while the kids waited in the yard

you once called me your anchor

I guess maybe I held you down too hard

so now I'll sink - like the good anchors do

as you sail off in the dark

(chorus)

Go away, bartender

I feel much more safe down here

where everything is blurry, I don't ever have to face what's so clear

I guess the hardest part of living is the hours and days and years

so pour me one cup of coffee before everything disapears

and pour one more round for the boys - tonight we're all drowning

pour one more round for the boys before we all go