Bartender, Let's Do That Again

It's been Friday night at least three times this week
But that's how it goes
With a bar down the street
And I've seen you here a few times before
Watched you pull at your sleeves
Seen you sit by the door
Wish I was the reason you looked down every time
Those doors let the light in
And the shadow weren't mine
Wish I couldn't say I've been right where you're at
But I've sat there before
And I've waited like that
Darling I wish it weren't true
I wish I'd been waiting on you

I imagine your smile might be beautiful
If the drinks and the waiting
Hadn't left it so dull
And the men in the bar would leave you alone
And the man that you wait for
Would just take you home
And all the small promises he made to you
Like a swing for the porch
Like a dinner or two
Wouldn't rot like an apple out on the lawn
Like a dream that's been waiting
To come true for too long
Some things just never come true
But I wish I could give them to you

There's a look in your eyes that I don't trust
Too sad for love
Too hopeful for lust
I've given that look more than once before
And I've settled for less, I've hoped for much more

It's been Friday night at least three times this week
But that's how it goes
When you're hoping to meet
A girl who sits in a bar all alone
Staring at the door
At her drink, at her phone
Waiting for someone to come take them away
From the lonely wait
From the end of the day
But I've got a tab and nowhere to be
And I'd give that all up
If you'd leave here with me
Darling it's sad but it's true
I'll just sit here waiting for you