No 6 song in my album Rodeo Rules - but this time about a much older man dealing with his grief.

Last Man Standing
John and his wife lived and loved
JD on ice in their Tequila sunset.
He never thought twice about the price
with every shot in every bar
in that god-fearing town.

Now he’s getting wasted, letting go of her,
no matter what he says ‘bout Custer’s last stand –
he’s pitched his flag in the juke-box light
and rages at the God who took her from him.

He’s the last man standing, putting off to-night
what’s gonna floor him tomorrow –
the last man standing with all his pain
whiskey is never gonna put right again –
the last man standing, in the pouring rain.

Now he don’t know the time of day,
he’s a big wave crashing on a winter shore.
With every glass that hits his lips,
he still thinks she’ll walk in through that open door.
	When they buried her
	in that hill-top grave
	and the people walked away . . . 

He's the last man standing, putting off to-night,
what’s gonna floor him tomorrow –
the last man standing with all his pain
whiskey is never gonna put right again –
the last man standing, in the pouring rain.

6   Last Man Standing

Hello Sound Clouders! 
I hope you are all well and safe in these very difficult times.

6 Last Man Standing

The Midnight Court 19