There she was

Hammered hands and achin' bones, punch clock blues got me singin' groans
Empty house, cold supper, echoes of a love long gone
So I chase the neon, drown the sting, let the barkeep pour me something strong
Maybe find a spark to light the dark, 'cause this ache just ain't belongin'

Then there she was, a vision bright, short skirt sizzle, smile like dynamite
Eyes like embers, hair like fire, burnin' up my tired desire
One sweet word, a whiskey kiss, stole away the emptiness
In that stolen paradise, time stood still, no more longin', no more chill

Words like music, dreams unbound, dancin' on forbidden ground
Stars in her eyes, moon in her touch, lifted me up, loved me so much
Her laughter chimes, her whisper's grace, forever branded on my face
A timeless beauty, fierce and free, I wished it could be just me and she

But the clock tolls a cruel midnight tune, limo gleams under a silver moon
Big man steps in, cigar's red ember, shatters my dream like fragile timber
Gone like smoke, my angel's flight, leaves me with nothin' but whisky night
Love's a phantom, a fleeting flame, a bittersweet sting to my name

I clink the glass to memories, echoin' laughter on the breeze
Ghost of her perfume, forever etched in my eye lingerin' in the air
I'll raise a toast, though my heart is scarred, to the firefly love that lit the dark
Forever last, a stolen spark, a bittersweet beauty left its mark

Yeah, forever last, a love in vain, etched in whiskey, etched in pain
But even ashes hold a glow, and I'll keep burnin', let the music flow
'Cause maybe somewhere down the line, that fleeting dream will be mine
Till then, I'll sing my lonely song, forever last, where I belong.