Shoshana Bean - Gin and Cigarettes lyrics

She sits alone at the end of a table Much too big for one Once there were parties The gla**es and chairs were full Now the glamour's gone Nothing but time to build a case for regret Nothing but time for gin and cigarettes Mem'ries repeat with each skip of the record Long forgotten dreams Music that played as a soundtrack throughout her life Keeps her company Drinking to remember, drinking to forget Drinking gin and smoking cigarettes Children grow and leave they tell you Your best has left them scarred Husbands are no better They only have so many ticks in their hearts Watching the birds as they fly past her window Through the smoke her eyes burn Even though life clipped her wings oh so long ago Still the heart it yearns Soon there's not enough to ease the pain And she's drowning, drowning She made her choices, she hedged her bets Now all that's left is gin and cigarettes