Hotel hobbies paddin' dawns hollow corridors Bell boys checkin' out the hookers in the bar Slug like fingers trace the star spangled clouds of cocaine on the mirror The short straw took it's bow The tell tale tockin' of the last cigarette Markin' time in the packet as the whiskey sweat Lies like discarded armor on an unmade bed And a familiar cravin' is crawlin' in his head And the only sign of life is the tickin' of the pen Introducin' characters to memories like old friends Frantic as a cardiograph scratchin' out the lines A fever of confession a catalog of crime in happy hour Do you cry in happy hour? Do you hide in happy hour? The pilgrimage to happy hour New shadows tuggin' at the corner of his eye Jostling for attention When the sunlight flares Through a curtains tear Shufflin' its beams as if in nervous anticipation of another day