You Were You

I’m sitting in this cafe
At a table for two
But there’s just one of me,
No sign of you
I got whiskey sitting straight up
That ain’t tea or coffee in my cup

You might think I’m drowning in tears
But darling that ain’t true
‘Cause it’s been years since
I was me and you were you

I knew it from the start,
I wasn’t blind
I kept thinking of the kids,
but never mind,
Part of me hoped your tricks weren’t true
My heart was sick and black and blue

The cards weren’t hard,
But you played them well
Baby every poker player’s got a tell
And the hand you dealt was never straight
Night after night straggling late

You cried a bit last time we met
I cried too but for the love I’d bet
That lonesome chair in front of me
Is all our love will ever be

You might think I’m drowning in tears
But darling that ain’t true
‘Cause it’s been years since
I was me and you were you

That lonesome chair in front of me
Is all our love will ever be