Cherry Silk and Bourbon

[Intro]
[Verse]
The rain is a refrain
Against the window pane
To ease the mental strain
I drink to hide the pain
The bourbon amber glow
Is moving very slow
With nowhere left to go
And no one left to know
[Verse]
The platform was a stage
A turning of the page
A bird inside a cage
In a lonely age
The steam began to rise
To hide your pretty eyes
No time for long goodbyes
Under winter skies
[Chorus]
Cherry silk and red
Like the words we said
In my lonely bed
Spinning in my head
The lipstick on the lace
Of a phantom face
In this hollow space
At a drifter's pace
[Post-Chorus]
Ba-da-ba-da-dow
Scoot-be-do-wah
Doo-wop-sha-bam
That's who I am
[Solo]
Doo-ba-dee-ba-zap
Tap-a-tap-a-tap
Shoo-be-doo-be-day
Swing the night away
[Verse]
The trombone starts to moan
A weary baritone
I'm sitting all alone
Like a rolling stone
The scent of your perfume
Is dancing in the room
To chase away the gloom
Of a sudden doom
[Bridge]
The bass is walking wide
With nowhere left to hide
The turning of the tide
Is a bumpy ride
I hold the fabric tight
In the middle of the night
To find a little light
In a losing fight
[Verse]
The bartender is kind
He reads my tired mind
The love I couldn't find
Left so far behind
I'll keep the cherry red
Until the fire is dead
Just like the life I led
With the ghost instead
[Chorus]
Cherry silk and red
Like the words we said
In my lonely bed
Spinning in my head
The lipstick on the lace
Of a phantom face
In this hollow space
At a drifter's pace
[Outro]