Suddenly Single

(tom shapiro/terri clark/chris waters)



In the pale neon light of a saturday night

You'll see him walk up to the bar

He'll size up the ladies, the 'no's" and the "maybe's"

Till he finds one who'll let down her guard

Then the band on his hand gets slipped off again

And his disarming charm starts to work

And with a drink and a lie, in the blink of an eye

Something amazing occurs



He's suddenly single

Instantly free

And for three or four hours

He's the man of her dreams

He acts like there's no one waiting at home

He'll be suddenly single

Till he's suddenly gone



He sneaks through the door at a quarter to four

But tonight there's no one to wake

The note that she wrote him says, "i've given up hoping

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