Do you fancy a drink 
I know a place called the brink 
do you want to go there 
I can buzz off your smile  
and there may people you know there  
they've got no rule of thumb 
so on the counter I strum with my fingers 
and I adore the surprise of tomorrows sunrise so I linger 
I raise a glass, a smile or two 
this stuff strips the light from your bones  
and I would like to stay with you 
but I leave you alone  

You're the guy on the bus who's not quite one of us 
you hear laughter and they won't let you in 
'cos everyone knows what you're after 
so you wear the disguise of your brilliant eyes 
drenched in flamboyance 
and you sit by the bar 
much to everyone else's annoyance 
I raise a glass, a smile or two 
this stuff strips the light from your bones 
and I would like to leave with you 
but I stay alone  

I raise a glass, a smile or two 
this stuff strips the light from your bones 
and I would like to leave with you 
well this stuff strips the light 
this stuff strips the light 
this stuff strips the light from your bones 
from your bones