Anchor and Hope

Intro) The red nosed soldier Said this to the cowboy poet at the bar When I had hair I was out there - what are you doing hete?? The cowboy poet said this to the red nosed soldier in his beer I have no idea (Verse one) You could say I'm known quite well By publican and clientele But outside the Anchor and Hope I'm nothing On weekends I sing - I have a voice It's not a gift - it was a choice And outside the Anchor and Hope I'm nothing (Chorus) But another bard of the bar A soul dipped in alcohol Dreaming I'm a star Just waiting by the waterhole Another bard of the bar A soul dipped in alcohol Dreaming I'm a star Just waiting by the waterhole (Verse 2) I got a girl called Mary Lou She says 'One day I'm leaving you 'Cause outside the Anchor and Hope You're nothing' I think of her as a sister - sometimes she lets me kiss her Outside the Anchor and Hope At one in the morning (Chorus) She's another bard of the bar A soul dipped in alcohol From lover to lover Just waiting by the waterhole Just another bard of the bar A soul dipped in alcohol From lover to lover Just waiting by the waterhole A soul dipped in alcohol From lover to lover Just waiting by the waterhole (Verse 3) I'm scared one day I'll have a kid Who'll look upon the things I did Inside the Anchor and Hope As nothing The romance of tragedy Is pathetic actually When tragic is something Some people aspire to be (Outro) Last drinks fellas Last drinks ladies Last drinks battlers Last drinks crazies Last drinks bastards Last drinks baby