at a bar out in reno in a rundown casino in the heart of the bad part of town she works nine til closin but the life that she s chosen ain t the kind that makes momma proud she s the belle of the bar shines like a star could light up your life with a smile you ll drink all night cause when she s in sight time wasted s always worthwhile she s a barroom beauty she s tattooed and moody but she ll love you truly at night she s blue bloodshot eyes sunday sunrise and a good way to get through the night and as i leave her this mornin i wish this were more than goodbye but i m a trav lin musician a man on a mission to sing all these sad country songs well i sang her a few and the words she all knew and sat down and sang right along from the bar to the streets neath the stars neath the sheets she laid in my arms til the dawn with the dawn s morning light before goodbye i sat down and wrote her this song she s a barroom beauty she s tattooed and moody but she ll love you truly at night she s blue bloodshot eyes sunday sunrise and a good way to get through the night and as i leave her this mornin i wish this were more than goodbye i wish this were more than goodbye