[Verse 1]
College kids crowd this corner bar
Game day caps and jukebox scars
Smell of beer and old wood floors
My name tag crooked
“Sofia” by the door
He walks in right at 9:05
Brown uniform
Tired eyes still bright
Eleven years and miles on him
But he smiles like I’m the whole night’s tip
[Chorus]
You’re my last call
Dustin
Even when the doors all close
Tuscaloosa feels like nothing
Till you’re waiting by that road
I pour strangers their stories
But you’re the one I wanna know
Yeah
I’m the bartender
Baby
You’re the home I’m walking toward
[Verse 2]
He leans on oak
I wipe that glass
We joke ‘bout routes and running late in the past
He’s seen sunrises from every street
Says
“You keep this town from falling asleep” (mmm)
Folks might talk ‘bout the age we are
But they don’t see us in the quiet of his car
Burger bags
My shoes kicked off
His rough hands soft when the world gets loud
[Chorus]
You’re my last call
Dustin
Even when the doors all close
Tuscaloosa feels like nothing
Till you’re waiting by that road
I pour strangers their stories
But you’re the one I wanna know
Yeah
I’m the bartender
Baby
You’re the home I’m walking toward
[Bridge]
Maybe I’m twenty-something wild
You’re steady like an old dirt mile
But when your headlights hit that gravel
It’s my heart they always find
They can count our years and wonder
I just count the nights I’m under
Your faded cap
Your laughing breath
Your promise that you’ll drive safe back
[Chorus]
You’re my last call
Dustin
Even when the doors all close
Tuscaloosa feels like nothing
Till you’re waiting by that road
I pour strangers their stories
But you’re the one I wanna hold
Yeah
I’m Sofia at the bar
You’re the one I’m living for
[Outro]
Lights out
Stools up
Keys in hand
There you are by the door again (hey)
Tip jar full
But truth be told
You’re the only thing that makes me feel like gold