Square One Again

(Intro)

(Upbeat, rhythmic bassline kicks in)

(Finger snaps and a light tambourine)

Yeah, I was winning tonight.

Clean slate, cold beer, best friends.

Then the door swung open... and the air just left the room.

(Verse 1)

Neon signs and a local draft

I was finally learning how to laugh

The girls are acting like a human shield

Trying to hide what the door revealed

But I caught the shift, I saw their eyes

That "oh no" look they can’t disguise

Of all the dive bars in this town

You had to come and shut me down.

(Chorus)

This was my spot, this was my zone

The only place I felt back on my throne

But you walked in, asked "How you been?"

And now I’m back at square one again

You threw me off my groove, you broke the flow

I was ten steps high, now I’m ten miles low

One "hello" and the progress is through

Now I’m back to getting over you.

(Verse 2)

You used to be the sideline view

Just a shadow in my rearview

They know my name, they know my drink

I didn't have to stop and think

But you’re standing there in that same old shirt

Checking in like it doesn't hurt

Knowing damn well this is where I’d be

Stealing the air right out of me.

(Chorus)

This was my spot, this was my zone

The only place I felt back on my throne

But you walked in, asked "How you been?"

And now I’m back at square one again

You threw me off my groove, you broke the flow

I was ten steps high, now I’m ten miles low

One "hello" and the progress is through

Now I’m back to getting over you.

(Bridge)

(Music slows, gets a bit grittier)

I had a rhythm, I had a beat

I was finally standing on my own two feet

But you’re a magnet, you’re a ghost

The one reminder I hate the most

Why’d you have to say my name?

Now the whole night feels like a losing game.

(Chorus)

This was my spot, this was my zone

The only place I felt back on my throne

But you walked in, asked "How you been?"

And now I’m back at square one again

You threw me off my groove, you broke the flow

I was ten steps high, now I’m ten miles low

One "hello" and the progress is through

Now I’m back to getting over you.

(Outro)

Back to day one.

Back to the start.

(Bass fades out)

Yeah, thanks for the drink.

But I think I’m done.

(Door slam sound effect)