Lyrics
Lord, the neon from the Jax Beer sign is buzzin' on the gin,
I saw him slide into my corner booth and let somebody in.
Not the one I know, not the face from my boy's lock screen,
This a whole new recipe for a mess I never seen.
He ordered her a French 75, I know that's not his taste,
Saw his thumb delete the texts he sent, erased without a trace.
It's quarter-past-two on a Thursday, my shift is almost done,
Staring at this cocktail pick, deciding on the one.
[Chorus]
So what's the play, Lord? A bitter pill or a sweet lie?
Do I pour the truth out neat or watch a good thing die?
Yeah, what's the play, Lord? Serve the garnish or the guilt?
On this shaky foundation that somebody else built.
[Verse 2]
Just last Tuesday, man, my buddy sat right there on that same stool,
Showin' me a picture of a ring, playin' it all cool.
Said, "Mac, I'm 'bout to do it, man, I'm tired of the game,"
And I poured a double bourbon, said I'm proud he felt the same.
Now the condensation's drawin' lines on the glass in my hand,
A map to some new territory I don't understand.
Smell of cherry bitters and a lie that's thick as smoke,
My silence is a poison and my conscience is a joke.
[Chorus]
So what's the play, Lord? A bitter pill or a sweet lie?
Do I pour the truth out neat or watch a good thing die?
Yeah, what's the play, Lord? Serve the garnish or the guilt?
On this shaky foundation that somebody else built.
[Bridge]
He just said, "Keep the change," like the nickel and the dime
Could buy a couple seconds back and cover for the crime.
DO I BREAK THE GLASS? Or just wipe the counter clean?
This ain't my movie, but I'm trapped inside the scene.
[Chorus]
So what's the play, Lord? A bitter pill or a sweet lie?
Do I pour the truth out neat or watch a good thing die?
Yeah, what's the play, Lord? Serve the garnish or the guilt?
On this shaky foundation that some—
(beat cuts)
body else built.
About Mac Hollow
Mac Hollow was raised in the rhythms of New Orleans' service industry. He still bartends four nights a week in a Bywater dive, writing lyrics on cocktail napkins during lulls and heading home to a shotgun house in the 7th Ward. His songs are born in the quiet hours after his shift, composed on a beat-up Wurlitzer piano and recorded before the sun comes up. This is the sound of a city after last…
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