Bar-Room Smoke

I woke up this morning
With the lingering smell of smoke in my hair again
From just another night spent in the old bar-room
Where a smile hides the loneliness and the pain of being alone

Another night gone, passed in good company
The few songs we sang, were of hope, love and loss
The songs of our youth, songs that brought to mind
Those long ago good old days and lovers long gone
I looked at the friends who sat down beside me
And I wondered what life could have thrown at them
For them to end up like this
Lonely in the night and searching for company
I woke up wondering what makes them different?
Wondering what makes one better than the other
What's made one a winner and the other a loser
I wonder what makes one stronger than the other
I wonder about all the pain that they’re suffering

I woke up this morning
With the lingering smell of smoke in my hair again
From just another night spent in the old bar-room
Where a smile hides the loneliness and the pain of being alone