my old car
had brokin' down
outside this old broken down bar
so i walked in
feelin' thin
and then...

there she was
thought maybe it 'twas
i was tired
and wired

long & lean
every man's dream
auburn hair
green eyes
all the questions whys
answered

she said "come on in"
"have a sit"
"be with you in just a bit"

i looked around
and i found
tweren't no one there
but me
far as i could see

she said "closin' up"
handed me a cold beer
"here...
i'm almost ready"

"ready?"

"been waitin' for you
all my life...
oh and i ain't your next ex-wife."

i guess i was a fool
just sittin' on that bar stool
tryin ta' be mr. cool
she said "relax"

i stutterd
i muttered
"where am i?"

"heaven" she said
i said "hell"

"no... that's down the road...
you passed thru it gettin' here...
need another beer?"

i thought
i hadn't even bought this cold one
in my hand
"i'm ok"
she smiled said "anyway"

"what's your name"
"would sue do?"
"if it's true , ok"
"how about you?"
"would you believe steve"
"of course i would."
"knew it all the time"

"you be the poet
i been waitin' on...
you sing a song
i been waitin' ta' hear...
here, there's another beer"

"where am i again?"
"heaven"
"hell"
"no told ya' that's down the road"
"you had ta' pass thru it ta' git here"
"oh dear"

she said "i'm closin' up...
then we'll go home..."
"home?"
"time you stopped ta' roam"
"i'll make us breakfast...
coffee with sugar & cream...
right?"
"what time a night is this?"
"after midnight"
"moonlight & sunlight"
"never in my life..."
"no...and i ain't your next ex-wife."

"how old are you?"
she said "22 and you?"
"55"
she said "and your still alive
my my"

"you got a husband ?" i ask
"no"
"kid?s"
"not yet"
"but you can bet WE will."

"hell!"

"no, told ya' that's down the rod
so drop your load
and come on in to heaven."

"learn ta' live your life
'cause i ain't your next ex-wife"

and she kissed me
i knew i was in heaven
been ta' hell
spent a spell there
i knew the difference
right away

"so you gonna' be
we gonna' see
life
together?"

"thought you'd never ask.
drop that mask.
i be your wife
forever"

"been waitin' for you
you old fool
sittin' on some old bar stool
lookin' for life
thru the bottom of a glass
get up off your happy ass
look at me
what do you see?
should be
life!
not your next ex-wife"

"i see you
pretty as can be
just not sure i can be..."

"sure you can old man...
just love me."

"this is heaven?"

"it sure ain't hell"