LYRIC FOR SALE

By Kellie Larson

(Verse 1) She belts out a tune, a voice both harsh and sweet Takes a pull from her bottle, then stomps her restless feet The windows are open wide, the doors ajar and free No Closed sign here, no minimum drinks and no entry fee The air is thick with smoke, and with a sweet perfume A ghostly breeze, that dances through the crowded room

(Chorus) Oh, the juke joint's jumpin', the seats are all filled This ol' ramshackle place, sounds are filling up the hills Back deep in the bayou, a secret dark romance 'Tween man, the music, and the spirits where the deranged meet and dead now dance

(Verse 2) You'll love the songs they play, and you all seem to get along The lights are low and hazy, and the liquor's twice as strong The sign says, Come on in, welcome to Jukes But what's inside this old place, ain't what it looks Drink till funds are low, you get one on the house when you say its time to go,  Wait 'til the chimes ring four, and they lock the doors Then, it's too damn late

(Pre-Chorus) You have to stay It's your fate, you have to stay Cause no one leaves Jukes, when day breaks No one ever leaves here, when day breaks

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(Bridge) The final siren wails, a closing mournful cry Then the music's echoes cease, a deathly lullaby As Night spits out day, there ain't no gettin' out All that's left is terror, and your final dying shout

(Outro) (4 Chimes) No one leaves here, that's your fate, When they close the door It's too late Bodies fall to the floor,  Even the souls, have no escape No one ever leaves here, when day breaks, a ghostly fate No one ever leaves here, when day breaks Even you, it's true