only bartender (farrah's song)

i know that you adore me every time you pour me
grey goose, extra olives, just a little bit dirty
and how do i love you? let me count the ways
in patrons, coronas, and grand marniers

now i'm in trouble, the room's spinning, i'm seeing double
but no matter how wasted i might seem
don't you ever doubt my sincerity
oh baby, you're the only bartender for me

margarita is sweeter, jaeger's got more flavor
when i see you smiling behind the counter
i know i should go home, but i've hardly begun
on the captain, the jameson, the malibu rum

now i'm in trouble, the room's spinning, i'm seeing double
but no matter how wasted i might seem
don't you ever doubt my sincerity
oh baby, you're the only bartender for me

believe me when i say, i'm only drinking when you're gone
cuz i miss you, i need the liquor to help me carry on
oh baby, you're the only bartender for me

Mermaids at Midnight

he used to be my friend, then he stopped talking to me
clever way to bait the line, plenty women in the sea
throw a girl out and reel her back
mermaids are the boy's favorite snack

he said he was my friend, and no one tried to warn me
i believed in him, never doubted his sincerity
reel a girl in and turn your back
mermaids are the boy's bedtime snack

he used to be my friend, then he took a bite out of me
now i shrug and disappear, supposed to go quietly
pull a girl in and throw her back
mermaids are the boy's midnight snack

wrong island, wrong city

gone a little past sunset, not quite twilight yet
if i had my way i'd spin over the highway
music turned up too loud, windows rolled halfway down
gonna shake off my blues once i shake this town

take it all, take it all and leave it all behind
wrong island, wrong city
it's driving me out of my mind

ribbons of pavement look like redemption
with an entrance and exit. baby, are we there yet?
line's drawn straight and wide, just try to stay inside
put some distance between my disappointments and me

take it all, take it all and leave it all behind
wrong island, wrong city
it's driving me out of my mind

feeling a little better, always recover
don't take a doctor, a preacher, or a lover

take it all, take it all and leave it all behind
wrong island, wrong city
it's driving me out of my mind

I. O. U.

Thought I lost my head
Thought the scorn in my eyes would kill you dead
Beautiful bones, we're both sleeping alone
and finally no one but me will take you home

You've done so much for me
I'm gonna write the i.o.u. all over you
Pierce your skin with my tattoo
You said you wanted it, didn't you?

Thought you were gone
Thought I stripped the last breath from your lungs
Throttling fingers, one lingering caress
Guess it was only my imagination

You've done so much for me
I'm gonna write the i.o.u. all over you
Pierce your skin with my tattoo
You said you wanted it, didn't you?

starlight in jam jars

built up my defenses, layer upon layer
wanted you to see the truth of me nestled at the center
push against the skin until it bursts apart
and shorn of all my thorns you'd find a tender heart

used to watch fireflies flicker on summer nights
fascinated by the romance of twilight dances
then i tried to hide a little bit of starlight
in jam jars with the lids on so tight
in an airless sanctuary, i killed what i loved
but i always meant well
i only meant for good.

ripples of emotion stir the becalmed surface
a dangerous camouflage, brilliant colour on a canvas
now i'm stretched so thin. this delicate fabric deceives
maybe if i wasn't so strong, i could learn to breathe

used to watch fireflies flicker on summer nights
fascinated by the romance of twilight dances
then i tried to hide a little bit of starlight
in jam jars with the lids on so tight
in an airless sanctuary, i killed what i loved
but i always meant well
i only meant for good.