Neon Salted Tears

Last call came an hour ago Still holding on somehow Bartender swept around my boots Never asked me leaving now Every chair was upside down 'Cept the one that held me there Neon dancing in my glass Like it knew I didn't care He'd seen nights like this before Knew when silence said enough Sometimes all a broken man Needs is time before his love Neon salted tears tonight Shining through this whiskey glass Trying hard to drown the hurt That just refuses to pass Then you sat where no one had Quiet as the evening air Didn't try to change my world Just made it easier to bear Didn't ask what brought me here Didn't pull at old regrets You just laughed about the weather Like we hadn't even met Funny how a simple smile Can loosen knots you never see Some doors never fly wide open They just open quietly Outside morning waited still Inside time moved slow as smoke Somehow hope slipped through the cracks With every word we spoke Neon salted tears tonight Shining through this whiskey glass Trying hard to drown the hurt That just refuses to pass Then you sat where no one had Quiet as the evening air Didn't try to change my world Just made it easier to bear Love ain't always fireworks Sometimes it's an empty chair Someone choosing not to leave When no one else is there Maybe healing starts that way Not with words or grand applause Just another soul reminding you You're still worth the pause Neon salted tears tonight Don't shine quite the way they did Somewhere in the morning light The darkness finally slipped Every chair is on the tables 'Cept the memories we keep Funny how one quiet stranger Can wake a heart asleep