| A red neon sign draws him
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| Into a wine bar
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| Where a woman is crying
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| Unaware of the whisky he’s buying her
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| «Can I join you a while ma’am?»
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| «Honey, when you’re as broken up as I am
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| You’d have to be Jesus to join up all these pieces»
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| The night before the morning after
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| «Are you here alone
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| Can I take you home?
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| It’s a real disgrace
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| Seeing your pretty face
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| In this ugly place»
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| The night before the morning after
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| A ride in a taxi
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| To a rented apartment in a back street
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| Whisky-bottle graveyard
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| Rent is low so she’s trying to save hard
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| To get out of the city
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| It takes time but she won’t take his pity
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| They carry on drinking
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| And she knows what he’s thinking
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| The night before the morning after
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| And her stockings are torn
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| And the heels of her shoes are worn
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| She could be a waitress
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| She could be an actress
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| But he thinks she’s a temptress
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| The night before the morning after
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| The night before the morning after
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| There’s a space in her bed
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| Where the stranger laid his head
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| She remembers him kissing her
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| He was such a good listener
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| But he sure won’t be missing her |