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Artist: The Jayhawks
Canonical path: /jayhawks/misery-tavern
Related lyric paths: 6
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Misery Tavern
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Misery Tavern
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There's candles at each table
Smoke fills the cracks
Honey, I stopped in to drink
Tomorrow I'll be back
I'll bet she thinks the world of me
She's walking out the door
Misery Tavern, it's the only place I know
I tried to get along somehow
Start loving someone new
Each time I make a start
I'm right back in that room
I'll sober up long enough to find my way back in
Misery Tavern, it's the only place I know
Misery Tavern, tonight I'll go down slow
Misery Tavern, it's the only place I know
(Verse 1)
Misery Tavern, tonight I'll go down slow
Misery Tavern, it's the only place I know
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