goin down to the billiard hall
where no one pays no mind about me
going down to the billiard hall
where no one pays no mind about me
i nurse this wound and bide my time
[cuz] I know all these fine folk … will let me be

well the guys right out of a TJ dance hall
pointy boots and pearl snap shirts
and bolo ties and cowboy hats
these fellas own the geometry

i can’t say how this thing plays out but
one thing that i know for sure
no chance you’re walking through that door
so here’s the safest place to be
to let my heart stay broke in peace

goin down to the billiard hall
where no one pays no mind about me
i rent my rack set up in back
and no one pays no mind about me
i curse this wound and bide my time
cause it’s a funky place to be

the college kids and the bikers too
nobody cops an attitude
they’re even nice to lonely Dave with two left shoes
the old dudes hanging by the bar
playing dominoes and sucking on unlit cigars…

i don’t know where go from here
one thing that i know for sure
no way you’re walking through that door
this ain’t no place you’d ever be
can let my heart stay broke in peace

goin down to the billiard hall
where no one pays no mind about me