he was standin' next ta' me
standin' at the bar
starin' off into the distance,
seein' back afar
it was easy ta' see
he had that look his in eye,
the one a grown man get's
when he's wantin' ta' cry

maybe it was the drinkin,
just got him a thinkin',
sinkin', slinkin'
back into his memory
& the way things used ta' be
knowin' all the why's
ya' could feel it
in his Tequilla eyes

i could hear him singin'
an old love tune
memories a ringin'
sumpin' 'bout the moon
& it bein' over all too soon
sumpin' 'bout goodbyes
and needin' ta' cry
you could see it
in his Tequilla eyes

we didn't say a thing,
he & i,
i just listened to him sing
i just heard his heart ring
singin' his lonely blues
payin' his dues
facin' his true s
facin' his lies
you could see it
in his Tequilla eyes

all the memories
& all the used ta' be's
yeah they were easy ta' see's
all those last try's
ya' could see it in his eye's,
that look a grown man get's
when he's wantin' ta' cry
ya' could feel it
in his Tequilla eyes