Last call in Mississippi

There’s a picture on my dresser,
Still smells like her perfume,
White dress hangin’ in the closet
Like it’s waitin’ on her to move.
She was heaven in my arms,
Now heaven feels too far from me,
Every night I hear her name
In the creaks of memory.

Pre-Chorus
I gave this life everything I had,
Still came up short somehow,
I’m worn down past the fight in me,
And I don’t know how to now.

CHORUS (STRONG HOOK)
Last call in Mississippi,
One more shot to forget her face,
Hennessy and broken dreams
Runnin’ down my veins.
If I don’t wake up in the mornin’,
Don’t blame the bar or the whiskey,
I loved her hard, I tried my best—
Last call in Mississippi.

Verse 2
Bank account in red ink bleed-in’,
Phone don’t ring like it used to do,
Every door I knock on slams shut
Like it knows what I’ve been through.
I’ve begged for grace, I’ve cursed my luck,
Stood tall just to fall again,
Man gets tired of climbin’ hills
When the ground won’t let him win.

Pre-Chorus
I ain’t askin’ for a miracle,
Just a sign I’m not alone,
But silence answers every prayer
And the road keeps leadin’ home.

CHORUS (STRONG HOOK)
Last call in Mississippi,
Neon hums like a goodbye,
Hennessy and shattered hope
Cloudin’ up my eyes.
If I don’t wake up in the mornin’,
Don’t say the night was cruel to me,
I loved her hard, I tried my best—
Last call in Mississippi.

Bridge (Half-Time, Quiet)
Tell her I never stopped lovin’ her,
Tell her I wore her ring till it broke,
Tell her the world just weighed me down
Heavier than I could hold.

FINAL CHORUS
Last call in Mississippi,
Clock runs out on a tired man,
Hennessy and old regrets
Slippin’ through my hands.
If I don’t wake up in the mornin’,
Just let me finally be free,
I loved her hard, I tried my best—
Last call in Mississippi.

80’s country, deep voice male, emotional