Tequila and Limelight

[couchgrouch]

Tequila and LimelightJohn orders up a Cuervostarts out with a dirty jokehe causes drunks to gatherlike cheap cigars make smokehe tells how his fat unclegot cuffed buck nekkid on Copsand how his Gramma's grey beardwas as long as ZZ Top'syeah, tequila and limelightgive 'em a show good and loudhe feels alive night after nightin front of the crowdone more joke...one more drinkit's what he lives forbut no one sees his heart sinkafter the last encoreyeah, tequila and limelightmakes ev'rything alrightRay knows he don't sell ticketslike he did ten years beforesome say money's the reasonfor one last farewell tourbut Ray's mansion is coldhis ex-wives are half his ageso he'll sleep with a bottlebefore he steps on stageyeah, tequila and limelightgive 'em a show good and loudhe feels alive night after nightin front of the crowdone more song...one more drinkit's what he lives forbut no one sees his heart sinkafter the last encoreyeah, tequila and limelightmakes ev'rything alrightsooner or later the laughter ends,those people aren't really friendsperformers are left with darkness and doubtmen can't live on bread alone,most need love and a homebut some hearts go hungry withoutyeah, tequila and limelightgive 'em a show good and loudthey feel alive night after nightin front of the crowdone more time...one more drinkit's what they live forbut no one sees their heart sinkafter the last encoreyeah, tequila and limelightmakes ev'rything alright(c)2004 Robert George