spilled whiskey

sittin' at a bar in san padre

whiskey meltin' ice in my glass

when she walked up and said

cowboy

do those old boots like to dance?

the band was playin' something sorta

spanish and blue

i spilled half my drink

easing off that stool

and the way she smiled

i knew she knew she had me

we burned so fast

it was pretty while it lasted

like a lighted match on spilled whiskey

i remember it was rainin'

the morning that the fire went out

she left a kiss on a matchbook

slipped off without making a sound

i held her long enough to know

i couldn't hold her but the world felt good

with her head on my shoulder

and the way she smiled

i knew she knew she had me

we burned so fast

it was pretty while it lasted

like a lighted match on spilled whiskey

ain't no tellin' where she is right now

i think i'll drink another

while i sit and think about

the way she smiled

we burned so fast

it was pretty while it lasted

like a lighted match on spilled whiskey

just like a lighted match on spilled whiskey