Play the Last One for the Waitress

Lyrics

The jukebox is humming its last one tonight
The roadhouse is nearly asleep
There's a waitress named Dolores wiping down the bar
With a smile that she's learned to keep

She's heard every story
She's poured every sorrow

So play the last one for the waitress
She's earned every note of the song
She's kept all our secrets and our coffee hot
And the light on all night long
Play the last one for the waitress
Let it be slow and sweet and long
She's the keeper of the night shift
And the song's for her, so sing along

A trucker drops a dollar in the coffee can
A drifter hums along in the back
She hums the harmony and she wipes her hands
And the whole room starts to relax

She's heard every story
She's poured every sorrow

So play the last one for the waitress
She's earned every note of the song
She's kept all our secrets and our coffee hot
And the light on all night long
Play the last one for the waitress
Let it be slow and sweet and long
She's the keeper of the night shift
And the song's for her, so sing along

She says honey, go on home now, the road's looking clear
And the dawn's only an hour away
But we sit there and linger on the last sweet chord
As if we've got nowhere to stay

There's a light in the window
There's a booth that's still warm
And a kindness that never goes out
When the song winds down and the morning comes round
That's what the night's all about

So play the last one for the waitress
She's earned every note of the song
She's kept all our secrets and our coffee hot
And the light on all night long
Play the last one for the waitress
Let it be slow and sweet and long
She's the keeper of the night shift
And the song's for her, so sing along

The light stays on, the light stays on
Play the last one, play the last one