quickly spent all my money
at a bar on paradise lane
slipping jacks and kings to Fack
drinking gin to ease the pain
a redhead at the jukebox
tossed a glance and smile at me
but my libido was incognito
and my head was out to sea
four sheets to the wind
dreaming other people's sins
and counting on my quarters
all the places that i'd been
my hat's my only date tonight
my buddy's got the bucks
i've got a sweetheart in Chicago
who i'm counting on for luck
but it's long past midnight and i'm officially flagged
drinking shots and eating slices of that cheese tomato pie.
-- douglas brent smith
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