[Verse 1]
It's quarter to 3
There's no one in the place
Except you and me
So set 'em up, Joe
I got a little story
I think you should know
We're drinkin' my friends
To the end
Of a brief episode

[Chorus]
Make it one for my baby
And one more for the road

[Verse 2]
I got the routine
Put another nickel
In the machine
Feelin' so bad
Can't you make the music
Easy and sad?
I could tell you a lot
But you've gotta be
True to your code

[Chorus]
Just make it one for my baby
And one more for the road

[Bridge]
You'd never know it
But buddy, I'm a kind of poet
And I've got a lot of things I'd like to say
And when I'm gloomy
Won't you listen to me
Till it's talked away?

[Verse 3]
Well, that's how it goes
And Joe, I know you're gettin'
Anxious to close
And thanks for the cheer
I hope you didn't mind
My bending your ear
But this torch that I've found
It's gotta be drowned
Or it soon might explode

[Chorus]
So make it one for my baby
And one more for the road

[Outro]
The long, it's so long
The long, very long