Bourbon and Blue Ink

[Intro]
[Verse]
Rain hits the street
A slow, steady beat
The Rhodes starts to hum
Under my thumb
I wipe down the wood
Like a bartender should
[Chorus]
Bourbon on the rocks
Time stops on the clocks
Blue ink on the page
Trapped in a paper cage
You stare at the name
It’s always the same
Bourbon and blue ink
Watching your heart sink
[Verse]
Your glass hits the ring
A sad, hollow thing
That letter is torn
Looking weathered and worn
You read it again
Like a long-lost friend
[Chorus]
Bourbon on the rocks
Time stops on the clocks
Blue ink on the page
Trapped in a paper cage
You stare at the name
It’s always the same
Bourbon and blue ink
Watching your heart sink
[Bridge]
The trombone plays low
Where do memories go?
Down in the Quarter
Like wine into water
We’re drifting away
At the end of the day
[Verse]
The clock strikes three
Just you and me
You leave a small tip
With a tremble of lip
The letter stays behind
For the next soul to find
[Chorus]
Bourbon on the rocks
Time stops on the clocks
Blue ink on the page
Trapped in a paper cage
You stare at the name
It’s always the same
Bourbon and blue ink
Watching your heart sink
[Post-Chorus]
Blue ink
Let it sink
Just a drink
Don't blink
Blue ink
Let it sink
[Outro]