Lyrics

It's All We Have

Greyhound station, harsh neon light
Hardly the best place to say their goodbye
Bitter black coffee and three-day-old pie
Wouldn't make a last meal for a prisoner's last bite

(C) It's all they have, it's all they can do
To say darling I love you and I'll see you soon
It's all they have, all that time will allow
To make the best of the moment the here and the now

(Optional Verse)They've been together more than half of their lives
They thought things would get better and better with time
Life dealt them cards that'd make a hard gambler cry
They played their hand with a smile and a sigh(C)

He's off to Brownsville to find him some work
He's sixty years old and ev'ry bone in him hurts
They're pumping out oil there, there's plenty to do
It's a choice between working or starving at home (Instrumental)

An oil rig caught fire off the Galveston coast
T.V. reported that most made the boats
Survivors told stories of one crazy old man
Who helped all the others and stayed 'til the end

(B)She kneels by her bedside to say a short prayer
There's a hole in her heart and tears in her eyes
She looks toward the ceiling with a shade of a smile
She whispers, darlin' I'll be with you in just a short while

It's all we have, it's all we can do
To say darling I love you and I'll see you soon
It's all we have, all that time will allow
To make the best of the moment, the here and the now

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