Desert Tavern

Hard to believe another year

Past us by yesterday

As we sang auld-lang-syne

In the long star cafe

We laughed about the good times

Thanked God, we're the lucky ones

Drank a toast to the future

Old friends dead and gone

Then we played our guitars like

Our lives depend on it

Through a matinee of cocktails

Into the midnight shift

We drink more than we can drink

Down shooters along the way

In that dusty desert tavern

On the shores of Walvis Bay

Now we're out on the road again

How will it rise up to us

Playing pubs and concert halls

To folks who love to hear us busk

Set the lights and the PA system

Stick posters on the wall

Then we're upon the stage again

Playing music having a joll

Then we played our guitars like

Our lives depend on it

Through a matinee of cocktails

Into the midnight shift

We drink more than we can drink

Down shooters along the way

In that dusty desert tavern

On the shores of Walvis Bay

It's sun up, a brand new dawning

The hangover's kicking in

Lost out in transition

Grab a takeout at the Engen

We play our fingers to the bone

Hard to believe we live this way

One more night in the Desert Tavern

On the shores of Walvis Bay

Then we played our guitars like

Our lives depend on it

Through a matinee of cocktails

Into the midnight shift

We drink more than we can drink

Down shooters along the way

In that dusty desert tavern

On the shores of Walvis Bay