Neon Blues from Dog Winter by Joseph Running Crane

I've been cutting your drinks with water all night
So you're sober enough to go home
Though you came with a friend you said time and again
That you're going home alone
And you don't have a car and you live too far to walk in heels like that
When the light comes on the wait's too long at last call to call a cab

I'll give you whiskey if you ask but I'll give you coffee after that
From a broken cup with these orders piling up
The time slips by as the night unwinds
Heard you slur your words as you walked by
With those neon blues cutting through you

You're getting sick again as your girlfriend's friends
Take their pictures in the mirror
And you can't help but ask yourself hat the hell's keeping you here
Too many nights of neon lights they don't replace the moon
And a late night friend still in your bed don't fix a morning before noon

You know I'll spot you in a pinch
I'll find your friends if you get sick
I won't give a shit if you can't afford a tip
I might give myself away to say
I don't want to watch you hurt yourself this way
To watch you fall all night and sleep all day

I'll buy you a coffee if you want
Take a few turns around the block
No neon blues for a night or two
Take my word if it still hurts I'll find another place to work
And no more neon blues for me or you

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