when i see this bar

well i see the souls of so many friends

and i see us all back here again. with sandy floors and ceiling fans

a rastafarian one-man band with songs

that fill my memories like a tip jar. yeah

that's what i see

when i see this bar. i see tourists at christmas time

and i taste beers with a hint of lime. i feel lonely cause it's not the same

different faces and different names

living like pirates out among the stars. yeah

that's what i see

when i see this bar. pieces of our past slowly slip away

but time just stands still when i walk in this place. and i see a kid coming into his own

and a man learning to move on. somehow trying to find his way

a dreamer betting on blind faith

chasing that sun and following his heart. yeah

that's what i see

when i see this bar. pieces of our past slowly slip away

but time just stands still when i walk in this place. a few have moved on back to maine

jacksonville and key biscayne. some are still living the dream

stuck in still life it seems. no matter where they've been

or where they are

yeah

i see 'em here

when i see this bar. when i see this bar. i wonder where we go from here

life ain't over but it's always near

i think about all the good times that we had

it makes me happy and it makes me sad

how could we be so close

now so far apart

that's what i feel

that's what i see

yeah we were living like pirates and wannabe stars

that's what i see when i see this bar

that's what i see when i see this bar