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My head is spinning my eyes are twistingFocusing on three drops of beerEvaporating on the table.Why is it that everybody talks so damned loud?Resentful, disgusted by everyoneThat walks through the door.Closing my eyes to snatch what's left of my pride.Why is it they all think this is their favorite song?In a dive bar sipping the time awayI'm no virtuoso, I'm just coming to playWith only pennies in my hat.And now my head is still flippingCan't close my eyes 'cause some jerk is spinningI think, yeah it's that guy in the cornerBehind a martini flirting with a waitress half his age.Fifty dollar bills dripping from his pocketsOnly pennies in my hat.Sound check tripped me upI'll stumble through my quick set.In a dive bar sipping the time awayI'm no virtuoso, I'm just coming to playWith only pennies in my hat.SongtexteSandpaper in my throat by the second song.The jerk keeps spinning away.The bass is too loud, the tone is all wrongThank God there's only one song left.The waitress is gone, the jerk left his drink half fullOr maybe it was half empty?What a time for philosophy.Last chorus, room's half empty or half full?In a dive bar sipping the time awayMy hat is empty, and Ulysses S. GrantIs peaking from the brim. Aus Songtexte Mania