That smoke's supposed to cover you up
And cloud my mind
This drink should be gettin' me drunk
And getting me by
It should be easy to do what I came here for
But the second you walk through the door

This bar don't work anymore
You're giving it a hell of a job to do
The way he's spinning you round on the floor
Brings back the midnight missing you
I was just drinking through, baby
It's driving me crazy
Even the whiskey can't ignore
That I'm right back where I was before
This bar don't work anymore

This crowd's supposed to drown you out
All night long
Some pretty girl's supposed to turn things around
And maybe turn me on
I swore this neon would burn you out for sure
Baby, tell me what I'm paying 'em for

This bar don't work anymore
You're giving it a hell of a job to do
The way he's spinning you round on the floor
Brings back the midnight missing you
I was just drinking through, baby
It's driving me crazy
Even the whiskey can't ignore
That I'm right back where I was before
This bar don't work anymore

They might as well close it down
Shut it down go 'head and board up the windows and lock the doors
'Cause this bar don't work anymore
You're giving it a hell of a job to do
The way he's spinning you round on the floor
Brings back the midnight missing you
I was just drinking through, baby
It's driving me crazy
Even the whiskey can't ignore
Still hung up on when I was yours
This bar don't work anymore