one for my baby and one more for the road

Ray Charles

It s quarter to three, there s no one in the place except you and me
So, set em up, Joe, I got a little story you oughta know
We re drinkin , my friend, to the end of a brief episode
Make it one for my baby and one more for the road
I got the routine, so drop another nickel in the machine
I m feelin so bad, wish you d make the music pretty and sad
Could tell you a lot, but you ve got to be true to your code
So, make it one for my baby and one more for the road
You d never know it but buddy, I m a kind of poet
And I got a lot of things to say
And when I m gloomy, you simply gotta listen to me
Till it s all talked away
Well that s how it goes and Joe, I know your gettin pretty anxious to close
So, thanks for the cheer, I hope you didn t mind my bendin your ear
This torch that I found must be drowned or it soon might explode
So, make it one for my baby and one more for the road
That long, long road