Three Manhattans - Larry and His Flask

Well I’m gone again, give them my best

I’ll float my wishes to the west

When I come home, it’ll all be fine

But it’s the way it goes and ain’t it so

The fastest one to let it go

Always out of sight and out of mind

Now the coins go tumblin' through the cracks

There ain’t no way she’s ever gonna get them back

And the tears come hard like the cold November rain

And it’s safe to say that we both know

That I don’t really have to say I told you so

‘Cause if I did, I’d have to again and again and again

But with tattered wings

Staggerin' against the wind

It’s so damn hard to fly

But that old bird

Never understood a word

Of taking flight alone without a plan

I’ll be there when she lands

Now the struggle’s on and it won’t be long

‘Til winter’s clutch is holdin' strong

And I do believe it won’t soon be letting go

So bid farewell to the ones you knew

Like a drunk old sinner born a-new

And say hello to the sweeping winds of change

Yeah, speed it up my friend

The sooner you’re caught, then the sooner you’ll mend

And your wounds will heal in time

It takes one to know one

Now you should know that by now

Don’t you feel bad?

It’s all you ever had

(Bridge)

And though I really can’t believe the things that I have seen

It puts my feet back on the ground where yours probably should have been

All along, throughout the song, three Manhattans and we can’t move alone

Let’s skip ahead some years

The dust has settled and the smoke has cleared

And all is well and fine

There’s no thunder or lightning

The water’s warm and the fish are biting

There’s no bumps in the road that I can see

Smooth sailing on the sea