Oh my sweet sweet dame
Come join this drifter in the flame
A dance forgotten lost in time
Made for taverns soaked in rhyme
Oh mistress of the night
Let's play until the morning light
Bare beneath the cellar's haze
Where no one treads no eyes will gaze
Yes I've had far too much to drink
And I may not make it past the brink
But guide me now while I still can
Before I fall just help me stand
Ooooh the wretched bohemian's plight
Condemned to a tavern's dim-lit night
With a lady whose heart bears no spark
In love's shadowed fleeting hollow dark
Ooooh this sad life I claim as mine
Lost like my liver soaked in wine
Trying to soothe what's left inside
Spending the last of my coin tonight
Oh my dear temptress stay
While my spirit burns away
With laughter false and whiskey's kiss
I drown in dreams I'll never miss
Oh the cellar reeks of despair
But tonight I find my solace there
Among the bottles shadows play
While the dawn steals hope away
This dance is for the broken fools
Who trade their hearts for liquid jewels
And yet the rhythm feels so sweet
Even as it pulls me to defeat
Ooooh the wretched bohemian's plight
Condemned to a tavern's dim-lit night
With a lady whose heart bears no spark
In love's shadowed fleeting hollow dark
Ooooh this sad life I claim as mine
Lost like my liver soaked in wine
Trying to soothe what's left inside
Spending the last of my coin tonight
Ooooh the wretched bohemian's plight
Condemned to a tavern's dim-lit night
With a lady whose heart bears no spark
In love's shadowed fleeting hollow dark
Ooooh this sad life I claim as mine
Lost like my liver soaked in wine
Trying to soothe what's left inside
Spending the last of my coin tonight
Oh sweet lady of the fleeting flame
Together we'll dance though not the same
For as the bottle drains my soul
I wonder if I'll ever be whole