I finally quit smokin´ cigarettes
And I don´t go downtown drinkin´ ´til it´s dawn
The best parts of you are here, but you´re still gone

And, Lord, I´ve been tryin´ to smile like you told me
Laugh like the old me, it comes out all wrong
The best parts of you are here, but you´re still gone
And I still tie that double knot
The one you taught, that gets caught on the banks
The best parts of you are here, but you still ain´t

I finally quit smokin´ cigarettes
And I don´t go downtown drinkin´ ´til it´s dawn
The best parts of you are here but you´re still gone

I heard your father got sick of Long Island
I´ve been tryin´ like hell to call
My mind ain´t well and I just can´t tell you why
I heard they shut down the old bar we´d go to when we needed rest
We´d always stay out too late Tuesday nights
You said I was the perfect gentleman
You used to hold me by my gentle hands
These ain´t the hopeful hands you held before
And I´ve been drinkin´ so much lately, it seems a damn double blade
´Cause when I´m drunk I dream you´re dancin´ down the shore

I heard your father got sick on Long Island
I´ve been tryin´ like hell to call
My mind ain´t well and I just can´t tell you why

I heard they shut down the old bar we´d go to when we needed rest
We´d always stay out too late Tuesday nights

I heard your father got sick on Long Island
I´ve been tryin´ like hell to call
My mind ain´t well and I just can´t tell you why
I heard they shut down the old bar we´d go to when we needed rest
We´d always stay out too late Tuesday nights