[Verse 1]
It's quarter to three
There's no one in the place, 'cept you and me
So set 'em up, Joe
I got a little story I think you should know

[Chorus]
We're drinkin' my friend
To the end of a brief episode
Make it one for my baby
And one more for the road

[Verse 2]
I got the routine
Put another nickel in the machine
Feelin' so bad
Can't you make the music easy and sad?

[Chorus]
I could tell you a lot
But you've gotta be true to your code
Just make it one for my baby
And one more for the road

[Bridge]
You'd never know it
But buddy, I'm a kind of poet
And I got a lot of things I'd like to say
And when I'm gloomy
Won't you listen to me
'Til it's talked away?
[Verse 3]
Well, that's how it goes
And, Joe, I know you're gettin' anxious to close
And thanks for the cheer
I hope you didn't mind my bending your ear

[Chorus]
But this torch that I've found
It's gotta be drowned or it soon might explode
So make it one for my baby
And one more for the road

[Outro]
The long
It's so long
The long
Very long