I finally quit smokin' cigarettes
And I don't go downtown drinkin' till it's dawn
The best parts of you are here, but you're still gone

And, Lord, I've been tryin' to smile like you told me
Laugh like the old me, it comes out all wrong
The best parts of you are here, but you're still gone

And I still tie that double knot
The one you taught, that gets caught on the banks
The best parts of you are here, but you still ain't

I finally quit smokin' cigarettes
And I don't go downtown drinkin' till it's dawn
The best parts of you are here but you're still gone

I heard your father got sick of Long Island
I've been tryin' like hell to call
My mind ain't well and I just can't tell you why
I heard they shut the old bar we'd go when we needed rest
We'd always stay out too late Tuesday nights

You said I was the perfect gentleman
You used to hold me by my gentle hands
These ain't the hopeful hands you held before
And I've been drinkin' so much lately, it seems a damn double blade
'Cause when I'm drunk I dream you're dancin' down the shore

I heard your father got sick on Long Island
I've been tryin' like hell to call
My mind ain't well and I just can't tell you why
I heard they shut down the old bar we'd go to, when we needed rest
We'd always stay out too late Tuesday nights

I heard your father got sick on Long Island
I've been tryin' like hell to call
My mind ain't well and I just can't tell you why
I heard they shut down the old bar we'd go to, when we needed rest
We'd always stay out too late Tuesday nights