Heartaches and a Barstool

[Verse 1]
Half-price whiskey
Full-price pride
Same old story
Different night
Your name glowing
On my phone
I set it face-down
Let it moan
[Pre-Chorus]
I could crawl back
To what hurt me before
But this cracked leather seat
Knows that door
[Chorus]
It’s just heartaches and a barstool
Propping me up ’til I forget you
I keep falling for that long pour
Like it might pull me through
Every sip
Every lie
Tastes a little like you
Heartaches and a barstool
Got nothing left to lose
[Verse 2]
Neon flicker
On my glass
Jukebox spinning
Our last dance
Couple slow songs
Cut too deep
I nurse this bitter
Back to sleep
[Pre-Chorus]
If I stand up
I might stagger your way
So I stay seated
Where the ghosts all stay
[Chorus]
It’s just heartaches and a barstool
Propping me up ’til I forget you
I keep falling for that long pour
Like it might pull me through
Every sip
Every lie
Tastes a little like you
Heartaches and a barstool
Got nothing left to lose
[Verse 3]
Your laugh lingers
In this smoke
Every corner
Tells a joke
We carved forever
In that booth
Now it’s strangers
Nursing truth
[Pre-Chorus]
I could call you
But what would I say
“Come break me again
Same time
Same place”?
[Chorus]
It’s just heartaches and a barstool
Propping me up ’til I forget you
I keep falling for that long pour
Like it might pull me through
Every sip
Every lie
Tastes a little like you
Heartaches and a barstool
Got nothing left to lose
[Verse 4]
Clock says closing
I say fine
One last mercy
In a line
I tip the tender
For the pain
He says “See you”
I say “Amen”
[Pre-Chorus]
I will miss you
When the doors all slam
But me and this seat
We understand
[Chorus]
It’s just heartaches and a barstool
Propping me up ’til I forget you
I keep falling for that long pour
Like it might pull me through
Every sip
Every lie
Tastes a little like you
Heartaches and a barstool
Got nothing left to lose
[Bridge]
[Lead strat solo over Gmaj7 – D – Am walk]
I stand up slow
Feel the room tilt right
Leave my promise
Tangled in the light
If loving you’s
A losing game
Then pull that G chord
On my name (oh yeah)
[Tag]
Heartaches and a barstool
That old three-step pull
From G down into D
Then falling into blue
Heartaches and a barstool
Still holding me like you
Heartaches and a barstool
Last call
Same truth

Laid-back barroom country ballad, brushed 3-step shuffle with upright bass, traditional steel guitar arpeggios, and twangy telecaster turnarounds. Male vocals with close-mic warmth; gentle organ pad under verses. Pre-chorus lifts with harmony stacks; chorus opens into big, singalong energy. Lead stratocaster bridge adds a soulful, bending solo before a tagged, half-time outro.