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Story behind the song
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Lyrics
'One Last Drink'
Like a nail through my heart
Like an old tin roof over my head
Like a storm tearin' me apart
You brought pain to my bed
Yeah you can walk away cheaply now
With all the things
You never wanted to give me anyhow
See those stains under my coffee cup
Well I ain't gonna wipe 'em up
You're like the one last drink on the highway
One last walk on my grave
One damn thing always got away
One lost soul I ain't gonna save
Yeah you can put me down to history
Then put me down some more
Cos I got it all in my memory
Now you just close the door
Cos life ain't no pretty calendar
For awkward girls like me
You write it off n' I'll add it up
Yeah I can count to three
Takes time to reach for mercy
When the anchor's all aboard
I gotta put it down for your sake
Show you what that heart's for
Seems anyone can have this
For the price your eyes can steal
One night ain't gonna be missed
Cos you say it isn't real
Well it's hard to hurt you but you know I'll try
Hard to give up what ain't inside
Takes more n' heartbreak to heal it up
More than you to bring back luck
Well you say it ain't workin' this week
Well then it sure ain't gonna work next
Gotta be a man about this losin'
Before it ties you by the neck
You're like the one last drink on the highway
One last walk on my grave
One damn thing always got away
One lost soul I ain't gonna save
You're makin' train tracks outa this love a' mine
Dirt marks into my dreams
Church bells over the county line
Just to show me what it means
Yeah you're the one last drink
Ah honey one last drink, for the road
One last drink, what about it?
Yeah gonna reach my soul
One last drink, one last drink?
© Maria Daines/Paul Killington