Drink You Away in Dublin Bay

[Verse 1]
You walked out in a black cab
I walked into this old place
Sticky floor
Crooked picture frames
Your name still on my face
Guinness ring on a coaster
Jukebox stuck on sad
Bartender nods
"The usual?"
Says
"You look worse than bad"
[Chorus]
So I’ll drink you away in this Irish bar
Sing your ghost right out of my heart
Raise my glass till your memory blurs
Drown each thought till it slurs
I’ll drink you away in this Irish bar
Let the lads all laugh at my scars
’Cause every toast
Every heartbreak cheer
Is one less night I wish you were here
[Verse 2]
Old boys play cards in the corner
Tourists cheer at the score
Couple fights out in the alley
Same movie as before
Your lipstick on my collar
Still a stain in my head
I chase you down with Jameson
Chase that with regret
[Chorus]
So I’ll drink you away in this Irish bar
Sing your ghost right out of my heart
Raise my glass till your memory blurs
Drown each thought till it slurs
I’ll drink you away in this Irish bar
Let the lads all laugh at my scars
’Cause every toast
Every heartbreak cheer
Is one less night I wish you were here
[Bridge]
Maybe love’s just bad timing
Maybe I’m just bad at goodbyes
So I trade you for this barstool
Trade your truth for little lies
(One more round)
Till your voice fades out of key
(One more round)
Till it’s you who’s missing me
[Chorus]
I’ll drink you away in this Irish bar
Sing your ghost right out of my heart
Raise my glass till your memory blurs
Drown each thought till it slurs
I’ll drink you away in this Irish bar
Let the band play over my scars
’Cause every toast
Every heartbreak cheer
Is one last night I wish you were here

folk, Modern Irish bar-folk groove with male vocals; brushed kit and upright bass under strummed acoustic and bright mandolin. Verses stay intimate and storyteller-soft, crowd ambience low; chorus swells with stomps, claps, and gang shouts on key phrases. Subtle organ pad in the bridge for warmth, final chorus big and rowdy then cut to solo vocal on the last line.