Last Call - Ellis Paul

You said, «Don't wait up, don’t count the minutes.»

So here I am watching paint fade from the walls

On the TV, planes are dancing to the national anthem

So the whole world knows it’s long past last call

I sat through Tarzan swinging through the jungle

And Godzilla crushing buildings and all

The light from this TV can make it all look so easy

It makes this room feel incredibly small

Last call, last call

Now I’ve heard it all

The excuses get weaker as the stories get tall

You step off with the wrong foot, the drunk fool at the ball

Well, I’m not up for dancing

I’m up past last call

Clock keeps on talkin'

It says, «Fool go to bed --

Why waste the words, they’ve already been said.»

But I can’t shut my eyes with this face in my head

So tonight I plan on clearing my mind

I could lay my head in the arms of the sofa

And wait for headlights to roll across these walls

But when your key finds the door, your feet find the floor

They’ll be greeted by empty rooms and empty halls