A Place Called Ted​’​s (featuring Nicole Henry)

from Songs To Live By by The Square Egg

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He said, “Do you want a gin and tonic or a rum and coke?”
Fumbling through her purse she asked for a smoke
Though she gave it up 23 days ago, she puts a stick to her lips and drags real slow
Tonight they're gonna unwind/ Tonight they're going to have such a good time
Tonight they're gonna find that this tonight is like each and every other time
It's all the same though some things change/ Looking for answers in a smoky bar
In all the pain and the numbing of the brain/ Tonight they're going to feel just like superstars
Looking for answers that lonely hearts seek/ The silent words that these smiles don't speak
Untap the mystery to escape the misery/ Tonight they're going to find Love and a place called Ted's

I stepped out of the night tonight/ And I came into the light with you
A place where everything will be alright/ This is the night I'm giving it all away to you

He pours one more drink, he serves one more ale
He pours another round of brews, another night of lonely tales
This neighborhood watering hole, a ritual/ Some glasses half empty, some glasses half-full
Is this a place where the lonely drown their fears? Or maybe the friendly air is what brings them here
There's a suit and tie and a lends an eye to a woman of the night cuz she's looking all right
You see this rent’s gonna to get paid if this deal is made
Night after night these games are played/ Night after night he sees it unfold
The secrets kept, the secrets told
You know, he's thinking to himself that he’s seen it all before, when and walking through the welcoming doors
These fresh new faces from Midwestern places/ A place called Ted's is like an oasis

I stepped out of the night tonight/ And I came into the light with you
A place where everything will be alright/ This is the night I'm giving it all away to you

You got a dollar for the boogie box, Danny? ‘Cause man, I'm sick of hearing Stairway to
Heaven
I want to change this damn song, I heard it all night long/ And I got here at a half past 11
Does anyone feel like dancing with me? Or is anyone down for a quick game of pool?
And on the right cue, like he always do, Anderson comes crashing down off the stool.
Now to you this may seem a sad existence/ But the some this is living, but to some this is giving
This is giving life a chance, giving life freedom/ Letting love flow and letting trouble’s go
I can't really say ‘cause man, I just come to watch I can't really say, but it seems like time stops
I can say that we’ll all be back again to get this need fed at a place called Ted's

I stepped out of the night tonight/ And I came into the light with you
A place where everything will be alright/ This is the night I'm giving it all away to you

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from Songs To Live By, released January 1, 2004
Additional Vocals: Nicole Henry
Bass, Programming: Aaron Fishbein
Guitars: Aaron Lebos

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