Last Glass Waltz

from Floodplain (2000) by Shaun Belcher

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Barroom ballad about lost love....life imitating art?

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LAST GLASS WALTZ

SOMETIMES I THINK OF ORDERING YOUR FAVOURITE DRINK
AS A SONG ON THE JUKEBOX REMINDS ME OF OUR LAST KISS I'VE LOST SO MANY YEARS SINCE I HELD YOU NEAR
HERE I STAND IN A BAR WITH AN EMPTY GLASS OF BEER

AND IT BRINGS ME DOWN, ALL THIS HANGING AROUND
ONE LAST GLASS, ONE LAST GLASS.

SOME PEOPLE SEE ME SMILING, SEE ME HAVING FUN
BUT INSIDE THIS HEART THE BLOOD IT NO LONGER RUNS
I JUST SPENT ANOTHER WINTER CHASING SHADOWS AGAIN CHASING AFTER SOMETHING THAT I'LL NEVER GET

SOMETHING KEEPS ME GOING, A BELIEF I SUPPOSE
THAT THIS WORLD IS BIG AND WIDE AND ONE DAY I WILL HOLD SOMEONE AS CLOSE AS I DID YOU IN THIS ROOM
BUT NOW MY GLASS IS EMPTY AND I'M HOLDING IT
INSTEAD OF YOU.

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from Floodplain (2000), released January 1, 2000

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Shaun Belcher Nottingham, UK

If you’ve ever dreamt of Daniel Johnston doing an impression of Conor Oberst singing Jeff Tweedy songs,
then you must listen to this.

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