I set free your ghost
You hung around for too long
Turned it in for that corner
Where a quarter plays a George Strong song
And you made yourself at home
You moved me right on out
You left me for alone
Now I'm here stoned
And on my third round
And it's no longer you
It's no longer us
Just me and you

In this barstool
Collecting bar dust
To fill in love again
And all of my friends say
It's a good place to start
At a quarter past two
For once it ain't you
It's just bars on my heart
All these cigarette smoke rings
All these cigarettes smoke rings
How they dance with shadows on the wall
I guess there's just something
About a honky tonk
It knows when I'm sad
It even keeps my shot glass full
It might be bad for my health
But oh what the hell
Think it's good for my soul
And it's no longer you
It's no longer us
Just me and this barstool
Collecting bar dust
To fill in love again
And all of my friends say
It's a good place to start
At a quarter past two
For once it ain't you
It's just bars on my heart
And it's no longer you
It's no longer us
Just me and this barstool
Collecting bar dust
To fill in love again
And all of my friends say
It's a good place to start
At a quarter past two
For once it ain't you
It's just bars on my heart
At a quarter past two
For once it ain't you


For once it ain't you
It's just bars on my heart