Closing Time

from Closing Time by Kyle Trimper

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My heart is like some kind of boozy café
Were the patrons hide whiskey in jacket side pockets
It's worn out and used up, and at four in the morning
The owner should pack it up and call it a night

My heart is a refuge for junkies and bloody booze-hounds
When they're too drunk to stay in the bars
It's a second-rate tavern with speak-easy tendencies
Give the waiter a dollar and he'll slip you a gin

So if you want another shot of bourbon
If you want just one for the road
Better make it a double and then be on your way
It's closing time at the Lovesick Café

My heart is a place where the counter is stained
With a hundred or so black cigarette burns
The upholstery is lifting and the windows are greasy
But nobody ever complains

'Cause the sort of people that frequent this café
Are not looking out, nor looking ahead
They're watching the Yankees on the ten inch TV
A conversation piece to distract them from me

So if you want another shot of bourbon
If you want just one for the road
Better make it a double and then be on your way
It's closing time at the Lovesick Café

But the hour is late and the coffee is stale
And the regulars doze at the counter
He switches the sign and cleans off the tables
While the owner counts his take at the register

So if you want another shot of bourbon
If you want just one for the road
Better make it a double and then be on your way
It's closing time now at the Lovesick Café
It's closing time now at the Lovesick Café...

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from Closing Time, released February 29, 2016
Kyle Trimper: Lead vocals, piano, acoustic guitar, mandolin, accordion, keyboards

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Kyle Trimper Halifax, Nova Scotia

Born and raised in Bear River, Nova Scotia, Kyle Trimper has been performing and writing songs since age six.

Kyle’s influences are varied, ranging from Nova Scotia traditional folk, to pop, rock, jazz, classical, synthpop and avant-garde music. ... more

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