The Night Café Lyrics

It's getting late in this café

They're singing songs from the nail salon

The gaslights flickering in and out like something's wrong

And with this whiskey between my fingers

I'll tell you stories so big and strong

But the truth is I'm a ghost

Disappeared between the walls

And they're saying

"Let go of that funny lie"

"Who'll you be tonight?"

And it all kinda makes me think of you

Back in the bars, just living to dive

Watching all the other Ohio boys

Kick, squeal, and struggle to dance the jive

And just like the gaslights in my mind

You knew that something ought to be wrong

It's you and I, we're laughing wild

And with the gang, we sing along

And they're singing

"Let go of that funny lie"

"Who'll you be tonight?"

And when they left, it was just us

We didn't talk, I didn't pry

Your hand on my back turned tough

It made me want to try

I'd say I know just what I am

That what I'm not's not far from sight

But I'll still brush on all your paint

The hues of your café on tight

And they're saying

"Let go of that funny lie"

"Who'll you be tonight?"