Ballad of a Bad Night Out / Jack

I've hit the wall again

I feel nothin'

Stone cold emptiness

I sit with my friend her name is Shiraz'

Her full bodied attraction

Is usually my distraction

But tonight she's fooled me bad

Cos my head's replaying the times you and I never had

In this grey blurry haze

I see your familiar face

Just the thought of you fills me up with more colour

Than any old drunk kiss could do

Now I'm buying shots for strangers

Although I'm broke

I'm laughing at countless bad jokes

They ask me what up but I ain't gonna start

Cos who's gonna care about a broken heart?

I count on my red to wash my blues away

La la la la

La la la

Dwee da da wee da da do

Ooh, ooh

I wanna be high on love

Dancin' with you on a cloud

Oh but for now, since that ain't allowed

Whatever they're rolling please pass it around

I'm asking the folks

Of the bar I frequent

Has anyone seen Georgia?

I don't know where she went

She was here with Shiraz

But gone in a blink

She met a bad handsome man

I ain't seen her since

She's gone with her red

To wash her blues away, they say,

She went with her wine, to ask for a light

Go check outside

Who knows who you may find."

Jack's out the back with a fag in his hand

I've known him for two years

It started out rough but soon found a love for

Friday night beers

If me and Jack went up the hill

To fetch a pale of San Miguel

We wouldn't feel as lonely as we are

If you combine drink and moonlight

I start to recognise things I never noticed before

Like he's tall, he ain't bad looking

The devil resides in his eyes

Now he's walking over in black leather loafers

To save me with surprise

The night is calling

No regrets until the morning

Loneliness will do the talking back

When it's just me and Jack

Jack ain't so nimble and he sure ain't quick

But boy does he got the chat

It's seems I've broken the candlestick

When I removed my thinking cap

We could make a decent match

If the strings are unattached

We'll let the water flow with the tide

So keep me company tonight

You don't have to treat me nice

After all we're just pals - right?

The dark is taking over

Not usually the casual type.

But who could refrain

From a part time relation

That's mutually certified?

The night is calling

No regrets until the morning

Loneliness will do the talking back

When it's just me and Jack

And now we're dealing

With feelings we ain't really feeling

Desperation does the talking back

When It's just me and Jack

Jacks out the back he's holding my hand

While awareness takes effect

We both understand, soon as I'm in a cab

He'll be on to the next.

The night is calling

No regrets until the morning

Loneliness will do the talking back

When it's just me and Jack

Loneliness will do the talking back

When it's just me and Jack

Oh well it ain't so bad when

It's just me and Jack