When I See This Bar

Album: Life on a Rock (2013)
Charted: 84
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  • Well I see the souls of so many friends
    And I see us all back here again
    With sandy floors and ceiling fans
    A Rastafarian one-man band with songs
    That fill my memories like a tip jar
    Yeah, that's what I see
    When I see this bar

    I see tourists at Christmas time
    And I taste beers with a hint of lime
    I feel lonely 'cause it's not the same
    Different faces and different names
    Living like pirates out among the stars
    Yeah, that's what I see
    When I see this bar

    Pieces of our past slowly slip away
    But time just stands still when I walk in this place

    And I see a kid coming into his own
    And a man learning to move on
    Somehow trying to find his way
    A dreamer betting on blind faith
    Chasing that sun and following his heart
    Yeah, that's what I see
    When I see this bar

    Pieces of our past slowly slip away
    But time just stands still when I walk in this place

    A few have moved on back to Maine
    Jacksonville and Key Biscayne
    Some are still living the dream
    Stuck in still life it seems
    No matter where they've been
    Or where they are
    Yeah, I see 'em here
    When I see this bar
    When I see this bar

    I wonder where we go from here
    (That's what I see when I see this bar)
    Life ain't over but it's always near
    (That's what I see when I see this bar)
    I think about all the good times that we had
    (That's what I see when I see this bar)
    Makes me happy and it makes me sad
    (That's what I see when I see this bar)
    How could we be so close, now so far apart
    (That's what I see when I see this bar)
    That's what I feel, that's what I see
    Yeah we were living like pirates and wannabe stars
    That's what I see when I see this bar

    That's what I see when I see this bar Writer/s: KEITH GATTIS, KENNETH CHESNEY
    Publisher: ME GUSTA MUSIC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
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