The jukebox has been drinking

the jukebox has been drinking

the bartender is a recovering alcoholic

and the band has slept it off tonight

the stripper is lonelier than me

the telephone has cried all night

and the old man wants back his youth

the bouncer is a pacifist

and the butcher claims to be a vegan

the barstools wont stop spinning

the waitress is struggling with social anxiety

the receeding hairline is falling

the beer mugs are getting taller

and the beer is getting shorter

the gambler is flat broke

asking for a dime to spare

the clock stopped at half passed the hour

and the tv is barking out Patsy Cline

the bar is getting softer

longer and more like a bed should be

and the broken heart is growing numb

the jukebox has been drinking


Author's Notes/Comments: 

I got the idea for this piece from an old Tom Waits song.

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