Then I'm Gone: lyrics
- The ice is melting in a plastic cup
- He’s checking his watch but he won’t get up
- Says he’s got a long drive and an early start
- But the music is pulling at his restless heart
- The band starts playing that old familiar song
- He tells the bartender he won't be long
- Just one more round and a little more time
- Before he finally leaves it all behind.
- Then I’m gone, yeah, then I’m gone
- Just one more dance before the dawn
- He says he’s leaving, he’s halfway out the door
- Then he turns around and asks for more
- Every time the lights go down
- He’s the last man in this town
- Then I’m gone, he says, then I’m gone.
- His keys are heavy in his denim jeans
- He’s caught in the middle of a Friday scene
- Laughing with a stranger like a lifelong friend
- Wishing the melody would never end
- The floor is dusty and the air is thick
- He knows the clock is ticking way too quick
- But he leans his back against the wooden rail
- Watching the moon turn thin and pale.
- Then I’m gone, yeah, then I’m gone
- Just one more dance before the dawn
- He says he’s leaving, he’s halfway out the door
- Then he turns around and asks for more
- Every time the lights go down
- He’s the last man in this town
- Then I’m gone, he says, then I’m gone.
- He doesn't want to face the quiet drive
- The neon keeps the lonely thoughts alive
- It's easier to stay and lose the track
- Than to walk away and not look back.
- Then I’m gone, yeah, then I’m gone
- Just one more dance before the dawn
- He says he’s leaving, he’s halfway out the door
- Then he turns around and asks for more
- Every time the lights go down
- He’s the last man in this town
- Then I’m gone, he says, then I’m gone.