"One For My Baby" lyrics - BRUCE COCKBURN

It's a quarter to 3
There's no one in the place but you and me
So set 'em up, Joe
I've got a little story you oughta know
We're drinking, my friend
To the end of a brief episode
So make it one for my baby
And one more for the road

I know the routine
Throw another nickel in the machine
I'm feeling so bad
Can't we make the music easy and sad?
I could tell you a lot
But you've got to be true to your code
So make it one for my baby
And one more for the road

[Bridge:]
You'd never know it
But buddy, I'm a kind of poet
And I've got a lot of things I wanna say
And when I'm gloomy
You'd better listen to me
Till it's all talked away

That's how it goes
And Joe, I know you're getting anxious to close
So thanks for the cheer
I hope you didn't mind my bending your ear
This torch I found must be drowned
Or it soon will explode
So make it one for my baby
And one more for the road
That long, long road