Give Me One Reason

[Verse 1] On crystal nights as these, the moon throws its dazzling light Onto the East River’s black divide And through the tavern panes, couples weave and sway Moved by melodies [Chorus] And she averts her eyes because she’s scared of being seen through But dear, he can’t see, past his half-full glass Give me one reason And you ask for another because you don’t know how it feels To end the night, standing upright Give me one reason [Verse 2] And when the party ends in the darkened, silenced hall I fill some glasses on the bar for Those walking through the walls, those drifting ghostly whores Who lived here once before [Chorus] And as the years roll on I’m left with questions more than answers Am I wrong to think, that it’s just the way? Give me one reason And shall I mistake your silence for an answer to this plague? Oh, it’s no game to me, it’s life or death Give me one reason