The bar has mellowed since Tango's version of an Eagles tune has ended. This is probably as quiet as it will get. I grab my acoustic guitar and mount the stage. The noise falls lower as eyes go to me to see what the waitress in the bunny suit is going to do. I slide up on a stool and let the guitar sit in my lap.
I tap at the mic “Hi, everyone.” I look around nervously. “I know I've sung for you before, but I actually wrote this one, so I'm a little nervous.” I turn at the tuning keys and explain. “It's a song of love… of loss and pain. Love is valid no matter who you are, no matter who you love. I hope we all remember that.”
Looking down at the frets, I strum the chords slow and simple and then look up and begin…
You held my hand and made me smile
your eyes would shine as bright as day
you were my girl for a while
but then you went away
I miss the way you'd hum, because
you didn't really know the words
but you'd sing it out loud
when the chorus could be heard
I'm all alone now that you're gone
makes it hard to go on
it broke my soul,I'm all alone
because you're gone
You lit the room and shined my life
You brought out the best in me
You were the one to be my wife
Even if the world couldn't see
We had plans and lots of dreams
our love was strong and unafraid
till the day you fell in need
then it all was swept away
I'm all alone now that you're gone
makes it hard to go on
it broke my soul,I'm all alone
because you're gone
the doctor's call and I sat with you
in that noisy waiting room
I rocked you slow while you cried
till I started crying too
The day you left and cancer won
I stroked your hair and held you soft
I heard your dying words to me
but baby I cant go on-
The silence is like a cloud as I strum the last chord. I look to the floor nervously, and wait and see.
