Broken Hearts Bar

This is the place where they come to escape the stress in their lives A lot is from their husbands and wives This place gives them a lift The regulars start swooping in at 10 am from a long night shift At one time or another, everyone hurts and bears some kind of painful scars You can find all kinds of emotional burden here at the Broken Hearts Bar The doctors, the suits, the welders, we get them all Others escape by attempting to crank out a tune on the piano facing the west wall After a few drinks, everybody starts feeling well The alcohol numbs and strips away our protective shell Everyone enjoys talent night, it makes them feel good Distorted by the liquid courage, they believe this is their ticket to Hollywood A taxi driver of 23 years, complains about his back He has his pain killers with a double shot of Jack There is always a place for my down and out guests I lend an ear and allow them to get it off their chest The winners and losers come here because they are accepted for who they are Everyone is welcomed to the city's center of depression, the Broken Hearts Bar George tells me tonight he will be visiting for the last time He says this every night right around nine George takes a moment to reflect on the troubles of his past He tells me it's true, nice guys finish last So long, my time is near I will become a nobody and disappear He tells all his friends to keep reaching for the stars I smile and tell him, there is always a stool for you at the Broken Hearts Bar Yeah, I know here the door swing in and out I thought maybe at the bottom of one my drinks I would discover what life is all about The emotion in the air is thick like tar Please come again to the Broken Hearts bar