Lyrics
[Intro]
(Rain falling… soft electric guitar hum… distant thunder)
Mmm…
Another lonely night in New Orleans…
Another bar…
Another memory…
Yeah…
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[Verse 1]
Neon tears falling down these windows tonight
Bourbon signs glowing red and blue in the night
I been sitting here staring at your empty chair
Like somehow your spirit still sitting there
Waitress asked me if I’m doing alright
I just smiled and said “just another night”
But truth is baby ever since you left
This city feel colder than death
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[Pre-Chorus]
Every guitar string aching tonight
Like my soul hanging under dim lights
And every slow blues melody
Keep bringing your ghost back to me
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[Chorus]
Neon tears running down my face
While this old blues band play heartbreak
Every whiskey glass hold your name
Every lonely song sound the same
Rain falling outside all night long
But inside me the storm still strong
Neon tears…
Falling underneath these Bourbon lights
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[Verse 2]
Streetcar rolling slowly through the rain
Like it carrying all my pain
Couples laughing underneath umbrellas downtown
While I’m somewhere drowning quietly now
Heard our old song playing on the jukebox low
Lord I almost lost control
Cause memories hit harder after midnight
Especially under neon lights
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[Pre-Chorus]
Bartender said “man love come and go”
But some scars heal way too slow
And tonight mine bleeding through
Every blues note tied to you
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[Chorus]
Neon tears running down my face
While this old blues band play heartbreak
Every whiskey glass hold your name
Every lonely song sound the same
Rain falling outside all night long
But inside me the storm still strong
Neon tears…
Falling underneath these Bourbon lights
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[Bridge]
I thought time was supposed to heal pain…
But time just taught me how to hide it better…
Cause every street in this city
Still carry pieces of us…
And every midnight thunderstorm
Bring your memory back like lightning…
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[Instrumental Break]
(Long emotional blues guitar solo with soft trumpet harmonies and crying organ)
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[Final Chorus]
Neon tears falling through the night
Mixing with this Louisiana rain outside
Every cigarette burn remind me slow
Some flames never really let go
And every sunrise hurt the same
Cause waking up still call your name
Neon tears…
Still falling in this broken heart tonight
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[Outro]
(Soft rain and guitar fading together)
Yeah…
Some nights the city cry with you…
And some nights…
The neon lights hide the tears…
Mmm…
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