Salt-Stained Linen

[Intro]
[Verse]
Ice clinks in the glass
Let the slow hours pass
One man at the bar
Parked his lonely car
He’s staying for one more
Watching the heavy door
[Verse]
I smell the salt spray
From a distant bay
Lisbon was a hazy dream
Gold like a sunbeam
On a cobbled street
Where the shadows meet
[Chorus]
Half-empty port on the tray
Wish you didn't walk away
Salt-stained linen on the bed
Words we never quite said
A bittersweet, warm design
Tasting just like summer wine
[Hook]
Wait for the trolley bell
A story I’ll never tell
[Verse]
Your linen was stained white
In that Atlantic light
We shared a cheap cigar
Under a lucky star
Now the Hammond hums low
With nowhere left to go
[Pre-Chorus]
Can you hear the ring?
Such a funny thing
The streetcar rattles by
Under a velvet sky
[Chorus]
Half-empty port on the tray
Wish you didn't walk away
Salt-stained linen on the bed
Words we never quite said
A bittersweet, warm design
Tasting just like summer wine
[Bridge]
(Scat) Doo-ba-dee-zap-pow
(Scat) Where are you now?
You were a charming thief
Bringing such sweet relief
But the season had to end
My lovely, fleeting friend
[Post-Chorus]
Half-empty port on the tray
Wish you didn't walk away
Salt-stained linen on the bed
Words we never quite said
[Verse]
Bartender, pour a double
Keep me out of trouble
The lone man nods his head
To everything I’ve said
The sax begins to moan
I’m never quite alone
[Chorus]
Half-empty port on the tray
Wish you didn't walk away
Salt-stained linen on the bed
Words we never quite said
A bittersweet, warm design
Tasting just like summer wine
[Outro]