Bark at the Moon Lyrics

At half past eight the ritual begins

That's when the regulars roll on in

Drinking every night to escape their pain

Hiding the teardrops that fall like rain

The jukebox cries another lonesome tune

Drink another drink and bark at the moon

Mickey's getting loaded on tonic and gin

Dousing all the fires that burn within

With a trembling hand he'll raise his glass

But the clock keeps a ticking and the dies been cast

His day of reckoning it's coming soon

Until that happens he'll just bark at the moon

Diamond Bill likes whiskey, straight no ice

Though his life's a mess he'll give you advice

Never trust a woman, is what he says

But we know damn well why his woman left

Sweep it all away with a dusty broom

Drink another drink and bark at the moon

Sally likes her drinks sweet and smooth

She gets a little tipsy when she has a few

A damsel in distress on full display

She's waiting for her knight to take her away

Everybody knows she won't be leaving too soon

She'll drink another drink and bark at the moon

Mirrors everywhere no place to hide

From the ghosts of the past that lurk inside

Leave it all aside if for just a while

With a shot and a beer and a hollow smile

Such is life in the smoke filled tomb

Have another drink and bark at the moon