Hallelujah Jordan

Hallelujah Jordan, he went to the nearest bar

He ordered whiskey and soda

See how far he'd get to forgetting her, yeah

Hallelujah Jordan, he went to the nearest bar

He ordered whiskey and soda

See how far he'd get to forgetting her, yeah, ooh

He met her in an all night café

And they sat all night drinking coffee and talking

Yeah, they found that they had a lot in common, yeah

And later on, they went back to his place and they sat 'til dawn

Laughing, laughing, talking, yeah, they found they had a lot in common

He was young, he had a young spirit

They could've kissed all night

And he knew that he loved her, yeah

He was young, he had a young spirit

They could've kissed all night

And he knew that he loved her, yeah, yeah

But now you'll find Hallelujah Jordan in some unknown late bar

Tryna, tryna tell strange folks his secrets and his problems, yeah

You'll find Hallelujah Jordan in a late bar in the ghetto

Wine stains on his belly, and oh, he'll tell ya

How she was falttered by a smart young man

He drove a fast car, oh, yeah, oh-oh-oh, she went

Hallelujah Jordan, you can tell me your secrets

You can tell me your problems

I think I know what you mean

Hallelujah Jordan, you can tell me your secrets

You can tell me your problems

I think I know what you mean, yeah

Now Hallelujah loves the bottle more brittle than her body

More brittle than the heart that she'd broken, yeah

Hallelujah loves the bottle more brittle than her body

More brittle than the heart that she'd broken, yeah

Hallelujah loves the bottle more brittle than her body

More brittle than the heart that she'd broken, yeah

Now Hallelujah loves the bottle more brittle than her body

More brittle than the heart that she'd broken, yeah

Hallelujah left this town

Next drink he had, he drowned

Oh, finally drowned his sorrows, yeah