Sake or Whiskey Blues

(hawww-yee!) Walking down the wooden floor

of this dusty old Tokyo bar

I got a heavy heart,

and my feet are sore

from chasing an elusive star

Now the bartender's looking right at me

Asking what's it gonna be

Should I go local or cross the sea

To wash away her memory?

Sake or whiskey, warm or on the rocks

Which one's gonna stop the ticking of the clocks?

Rice wine sweet or bourbon with a bite I need a little

help to get through the night (yeah!)

One's clear as water from a mountain stream

The other's amber like a faded dream

She said goodbye in a Kyoto rain And left me here to

manage the pain

Now the bartender's looking right at me

Asking what's it gonna be

Should I go local or cross the sea

To wash away

her memory?

Sake or whiskey, warm or on the rocks

Which one's gonna stop the ticking of the clocks?

Rice wine sweet or bourbon with a bite I need a little

help to get through the night (ooh-wee!)

Pour them both, let the healing start

Here's to a mended heart (kanpai!) (yee-haw!)