The Scuff on the Floor

[Intro]
[Verse]
The flugelhorn is soft and low
The amber spirits start to flow
I watch the shadows start to grow
In the basement where we go
He’s sitting in his chair (mm-hmm)
With silver in his hair
And a quiet, lonely stare
[Chorus]
Sipping on a midnight rye
Beneath a heavy, velvet sigh
Watching all the ghosts go by
Underneath a neon sky
Tracing every scuff and mark
Left within the quiet dark
Waiting for a dying spark
[Post-Chorus]
Just a scuff on the wood
Where she once stood
Understood?
Yeah, it’s all good
Let the record spin
Let the night begin
To let the memories in
[Verse]
He looks down at the dusty floor
Beside the heavy iron door
He doesn't want for any more
Than the ghost he’s looking for
Her heels left a little line
Like a vintage glass of wine
Frozen there in space and time (yeah)
[Bridge]
The blue smoke starts to rise
To veil his tired, heavy eyes
The piano tells a thousand lies
Before the lonely rhythm dies
The bass is walking slow
With nowhere left to go
[Hook]
Stay a while
In the basement style
Walk the mile
With a weary smile
[Solo]
[Verse]
The clock is striking half-past two
The room is painted F-minor blue
He’s thinking of a girl he knew
And a love that wasn't true
The glasses clink a hollow sound
Upon this hallowed, sunken ground
Where the lost are never found
[Chorus]
Sipping on a midnight rye
Beneath a heavy, velvet sigh
Watching all the ghosts go by
Underneath a neon sky
Tracing every scuff and mark
Left within the quiet dark
Waiting for a dying spark
[Post-Chorus]
Just a scuff on the wood
Where she once stood
Understood?
Yeah, it’s all good
Let the record spin
Let the night begin
To let the memories in
[Outro]