The Thunderbird Inn

People are starting to tear down their Christmas lights It never got cold here but they know that the season's died And I've been sleeping in a motel off 95 I don't really mind it much The clerk at the desk is nice Well, he pours me a coffee and asks me if it's been a long night Well, I found a bar that's just outside the township line And I go there most every night I drank my last paycheck dry and outside, a homeless man asks me for change And I, I look him straight in his eyes He starts to apologize Tells me God's got a plan for me and that it'll be alright Didn't know that I looked that pathetic The owner's been giving me a break on my rent this week He says that I'm good for it Well, I joke how I'm probably But I came up short again and nobody's laughing So I'll sneak out at 2 am I can't do it honestly Well, I know I'm a coward and I feel a bad night coming Didn't know that I looked that pathetic So pour me another drink for a daughter I'll never meet A wife who don't love me and a cold cup of coffee So pour me another drink and I'll count my blessings Got a half tank of gas left and this bottle ain't empty