Lyrics

Last Call
belfry/budway

I'm the man on the other side of the bar
I serve strangers distraction in a glass
I tend to their fun and mask their sorrows
'help put off all tomorrows
as I watch-timelessness...pass

They look for instant love through urgent eyes
as they tell me all of their dreams
but the words hide under those of a singer
and an order for a brandy stinger
I hear only-my inner screams

Sometimes I forget -there's a world out there
beyond the smoke, music and chatter
and promises that are made over pretzels and scotch
don't really matter

Yes I choose to stand by and wait on
and I'm glad for the time I am here
(but) when people peek in as they pass by
Sometimes I hope they're one person shy
I wanna go with them and feel free^ and clear

To feel free to walk arm and arm in a crisp autumn night
as our chat becomes part of the city quilt
the pavement and brownstones scroll on by
as if, for us, it was all built...all built

(musical break)

I'm the man on the other side of the bar
I serve strangers behind my invisible-wall
I put my life aside for a shift
and hope I don't get stiffed
at a place where it's never last call
in this place...where it's never last call...it's last call.