The Regular

Walk through the door
Feels like I've been here before
Some kind of deja-vu
But I feel fairly certain 
That I'd remember you
We're just sitting alone
It seems like everybody's
Staring at their phones
It's hard to see beyond yourself
But look at me
I'm just looking at everybody else

I am the regular
Just an ordinary guy
Wasting my time
Got nowhere else to be
I just stopped in to see
If I could get my usual, oh, oh...
My usual, oh, oh...

Turn the jukebox on
Play all my favorite songs
And when you're sitting next to me
I'll try not to sing 
All the melodies out of key
With just a little help from my friends
I take my seat down at the end
I know the servers all by name
Even though their schedules
Aren't always the same

I am the regular
Just an ordinary guy
Wasting my time
Got nowhere else to be
I just stopped in to see
If I could get my usual, oh, oh...
My usual, oh, oh...

[instrumental break]

I am the regular
Just an ordinary guy
Wasting my time
Got nowhere else to be
I just stopped in to see
If I could get my usual, oh, oh...
My usual, oh, oh...

Turn on the ugly lights 
I guess it must be getting to be
That time of night
Everyone's putting on their coats
While the bartenders
Are calling up a toast
To all the regulars at the bar
Hope you don't have to go too far
Someone can always call you a ride
We'll see you back here
Again tomorrow night

We are the regulars
Buzzing like barflies 
Wasting our time
Got nowhere else to be
I just stopped in to see
If I could get my usual, oh, oh...
My usual, oh, oh...
My usual


© 2021 Zach Sands, PhD

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