Song Description

Upbeat waltz-tempo song as a dude tries to pick up a just-jilted girl on the rebound.

Lyrics

"A Bar"
Capers Simmons (ASCAP)

VERSE I
There's a bar on a street
In a place in a town
Or a city. It's twilight
And there's a girl on a stool
In a dress. Not the stool,
But the girl's in the dress, right?
Alright.

VERSE II
There are tears in her eyes
In her head in her hands.
She'd cry out, but she's not--quite
And there's a man at the bar
With a mug full of beer
And it's hers, if she asks right.
Alright?

PRECHORUS I
Are you following me alright?
Get the picture?

CHORUS
All your girlfriends,
The ones who you call when your world ends,
Are not in this bar, tonight;
I am, and I'll be your friend, if you want
Me to be.
'Cause who ever said
Nothing good can begin in a bar?

VERSE II
There's a man that you loved--
I'm just guessing; is that how it goes?
Guess he left you alone tonight.
Thought you'd cry in your beer
Didn't count on me here
Don't be scared, I'm a nice guy
Alright?

~ PRECHORUS I ~ CHORUS ~

BRIDGE
There's a star in the sky
Or else a satellite
Or a planet--bear with me
Anyway, no one cares
If that star is still there
In the morning you can't see its light
Alright?

PRECHORUS
It's all gonna be alright.
Get the picture?

CHORUS II
You're the star, girl.
You shine in the night on the whole world.
By dawn's early light, well, you're still there:
Shining; if nobody sees,
You still shine.

~ CHORUS I ~

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There's a bar on a street
In a place in a town
Or a city. It's twilight...