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Verse/Chorus Song Clip (from "Honky-Tonk Opera PRV1" by Railtown)      Buy This Song in the Blue Clover Record Store

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               EMPTY BOTTLES

One by one they take their place
He likes to put them all in line
Each one leaves a bitter taste
In his mouth and on his mind

     The waitress passes by and offers
     To clear the table - but he stops her

          Empty bottles fill his nights with haunting memories
          Of friends who died too soon and love that let him down
          Still he makes the most of every drop, and then he
          Orders up another round
          By now he must be losing count
          Of empty bottles

He'll be here till closing time
No-one waits for him at home
He once told a friend of mine
It ain't good to drink alone

     So he sits starin' at the labels
     Of his friends across the table

Empty bottles fill his nights with haunting memories
Of friends who died too soon and love that let him down
Still he makes the most of every drop, and then he
Orders up another round
By now he must be losing count
Of empty bottles

          Written by Jeff Stewart and Heath Seremet
          Copyright Blue Clover Music (ASCAP) / Low Places Music