Lyric

Bartender, pour me one more, come on!

Listen close, my dear old friend

She was fire in a circus blend

Left a crimson kiss on a napkin, see?

Still there now, just waiting for me

Every sip tells her goodbye—

Sweet smiles, clowns, and red wine sigh

Wine stains never tell a lie

They speak louder than you or I

Mark the table, mark the heart—

Wine stains never lie, that’s art

La-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la-laaa

Faded laughter through the glass

You ask me still, “Is all well, at last?”

She said, “Come away with me,”

A bartender’s juggler smile, wild and free

Now I drink her promises here

Left behind just like this glass of beer

Wine stains never tell a lie

They speak louder than you or I

Mark the table, mark the heart—

Wine stains never lie, that’s art

La-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la-laaa

I know, I’m dragging this on

But look at these stains:

Truth in red!

(The ice melts down. I don’t.)

“Everything passes,” the saying goes

But here Grignolino just laughs and flows

She slipped so light through time and space

Got a tissue? Just for show and grace

Wine stains never tell a lie

They speak louder than you or I

Mark the table, mark the heart—

Wine stains never lie, that’s art

La-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la-laaa

Bartender, you know better than me:

No one escapes love or Cabernet

She danced on tables, I danced in thought

Tipping fate, while I gave all I’ve got

We laughed, we cried, we drank right here

Now let’s toast it off — whatever comes near!

Wine stains never tell a lie

They speak louder than you or I

Mark the table, mark the heart—

Wine stains never lie, that’s art

La-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la-laaa

No worries, bartender — pour me one more, yeah!