Bourbon and Blue

[Intro]
[Verse]
The clock strikes three
It’s just you and me
Your bourbon is low
With nowhere to go
The ice starts to melt
Like the pain that you felt
On this scuffed wooden table
Under a neon-lit label
[Pre-Chorus]
The rain hits the pane
To wash out the stain
Of a long, weary day
In a jazz-blurred way
[Chorus]
It’s bourbon and blue
A toast just for you
The trumpet moans low
Watching you go
Half-empty and cold
A story grown old
We’re swinging so light
In the dead of the night
[Post-Chorus]
Yeah, it’s bourbon and blue
Just a shadow of you
In the smoke and the haze
Of these jazz-filled days
[Break]
[Verse]
I wipe down the bar
Under a dim star
The wood grain is worn
Since the day you were born
You look at the door
Like a ghost on the floor
Your secrets are kept
While the city has slept
[Pre-Chorus]
The shadows are long
Like a forgotten song
I’ll pour one more glass
And let the time pass
[Chorus]
It’s bourbon and blue
A toast just for you
The trumpet moans low
Watching you go
Half-empty and cold
A story grown old
We’re swinging so light
In the dead of the night
[Bridge]
Upright bass thumping
Weary heart pumping
Brushed snare on the beat
To cool down the heat
The Rhodes starts to hum
Until we are numb
(Yeah, so numb)
[Solo]
[Verse]
The lights start to dim
On a late-night whim
The bottle is dry
Under a charcoal sky
I’ll lock up the till
While the world is still
Just a nod and a wink
Over one final drink
[Chorus]
It’s bourbon and blue
A toast just for you
The trumpet moans low
Watching you go
Half-empty and cold
A story grown old
We’re swinging so light
In the dead of the night
[Outro]