Closing Time

Behind the coffee counter she's a close encounter An angel tying to make enough dough to finish school Fluorescent lights go up Turn the closing sign around Closing time the pavement sparkles in this dirty little town That girl is ready She's ready she's ready For closing time She's gotta pay the rent Whoo Tonight That girl's gotta hop the fence Hop the fence Oh yeah hold it right there Behind the neon's flashing And the tavern's wood facade Ol' Tom is sipping whisky The cook is on the nod The waitress she ignores him by the radiator She keeps on staring out the door Dreaming some sports bar gladiator Will come sweep her off her feet She'll never have to work another shift His chariot awaits, "Aw baby, can I give you a lift?" The cars keep passing by Put another dollar in the jukebox One more song, one drink for Tom Its almost closing time Closing time That money's already spent Tonight's the night the night the night Tonight's the night that girl's gonna hop the fence Way away down 5th street the hoops and hollers die away A heavy drunken cloud holds down the staggers and the strays Old Tom never stumbles, Its the street that's falling down 4 o'clock that pavement sparkles Tom finally comes around The girl is gone His money's gone Hasn't seen em since Looks like that girls said. "Tonight's the night I'm gonna hop the fence!" Come on girl, hop the fence Hop the fence Everybody must hop the fence sometimes Everybody must hop the fence sometimes Hop the fence Tonight's the night the night that girl's gonna Gonna gonna hop that... Skeebally be bop zubity zee bop zam kibbibety bam boop Tonight's the night Lets get outta here y'all Hop the fence