[Intro] Oh, yeah... [Verse 1] Well, sitting in a bar alone where noone knows your name Is like laying in a graveyard wide awake Youre scared that if you cough or yawn you might wake up the dead So pretend to read a paper or just drink instead Im a standup comedian, but Id sit down if I could The world just seems to want folk like me to stand And the punchlines seem to disappear like clouds across the sky And the laughter could be real or could be canned [Chorus] Rum by the kettle drum, whiskey by the jar At Liars Bar... [Verse 2] Well, living with a lying man could never really hurt But living with a drunk one, noone deserves And youre looking for your husband, youre not sure hes still alive Dont bother with the cemetery, hell be down at Liars Dive Im a travelling businessman, I just stopped in for one drink Youll find that Im not like the other men Their noses are red, whilst mine is only pink And they didnt choose their drink, their drink chose them [Chorus] [Verse 3] And the gravediggers smiling at his reflection in his spade Hes visiting the seediest, the shallowest of graves The vocal chords of elephants and the characters of mice Theyre singing, Whisky, whisky, so good they named it twice And son, this is rule one... [Verse 4] Well, I dont pass buildings with lights on if I said that I did, Id have lied Cause what looks like a Chinese restaurant may have Chinese New Year inside And son, all my life Ive been searching the bars Ive been in, I forget The lights outside ever brighter, but a light on the inside not yet [Chorus] [Verse 5] And hes a worldwide traveller, hes not like me or you But he comes in mighty regular for one whos passing through That one came in his work clothes, hes missed his last bus home Hes missed a hell of a lot of buses for a man who wants to roam [Bridge] Youll never get to Rome, son And son, this is rule two... If I look rough, I am rough, if I look sad I am If I look broke, I am broke, just a brokedown piece of man And I dont mean to get sad on you all, but this is the truth... [Verse 6] Ive turned over enough leaves to fill an autumn if I had one final wish Id be your slave for a decade if you could take me away from this pish If you took me away from this, Id be different, youd see Cause I didnt choose a drink, a drink just chose me [Chorus] [Outro] Well, Im smoking like a chimney and Im drinking like a fish At Liars Bar...
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