Last Call Knows My Name

[Verse 1]
Bartender don’t ask questions now
Just slides the glass, gives a tired nod
Clock on the wall lost track of time
Same way I lost you, same damn way

Neon buzz like it’s breathing low
Floor sticks where the secrets go
Everybody here pretending
They chose to stay this long

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[Pre-Chorus]
I don’t come here to forget
I come here to remember slow

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[Chorus]
Last call knows my name
Knows my face, knows my shame
Pours it heavy, pours it straight
Don’t ask why I stayed

Last call knows my name
Don’t judge, don’t explain
When the night won’t let me sleep
This is where I wait

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[Verse 2]
Couple fighting in the corner booth
Like love still owes them something back
Jukebox playing songs about God
And how He never calls you back

I trace circles in the ring you left
Like it might still say something new
Every song in here’s a ghost
And they all sound like you

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[Pre-Chorus]
I don’t need another round
Just something that stays

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[Chorus]
Last call knows my name
Knows how long I can fake
Knows the look I get
Right before I break

Last call knows my name
Knows I won’t complain
Just turns the lights down low
And lets the hurt remain

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[Bridge – half-time / spoken-blues]
Funny how a place this loud
Lets you hear yourself think
Funny how I say “I’m fine”
And everybody lets me drink

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[Build – backing vocals low]
(One more song…)
(One more night…)
(Close it down…)
(Kill the lights…)

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[Final Chorus – fuller, weary]
Last call knows my name
Knows I’ll walk home alone
Knows tomorrow I’ll swear
I’m done with this road

Last call knows my name
Like an old friend does
Doesn’t promise a thing
Just lets me stay longer than I should

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[Outro]
Lights come up
Stool goes cold
Night lets go
But the ache comes home

Blues, female singer