Bartender

Could you fill my glass again

It's gone empty

Bartender

Perhaps it would be best

If you just left the bottle.

Did you know I used to be a happy man?

Satisfied with life the way it was.

But now I only smile when I can

And sometimes I laugh only because

I'm lonely.

Bartender

I think the time has come for me

To be leavin'

Bartender

It's a long walk home and I'm in no condition

To be drivin'.

©1997 Michael Meade