Portuguese Jim's

Here, let me paint the scene as I see it

Without ever having seen it

But first let me drink this gin and tonic

Half-glass, but still bubbling

With a twist and hovering lime

And I will hover, too

So I can describe what it’s like

When he meets you…

There is no wind outside

Yet there is that whoosh of air

When the door opens

And for that split second

As it is about to close

The last molecules rush together

The race to get in to see

The race to seal in eternity

So here we are

Here is your chocolate red velvety décor

Here is combed over shag carpeted floor

Here is your heart beating at the front door

Watching for her, watching for you

At Portuguese Jim’s…

Listen
Because

You will want to hear

Everything

Diana sings, “Someday we’ll be together,”

And he grins surreptitiously for her

As she walks in with her friends

And so the game begins…

See the lousy average art up on the wall

See the discount lipstick on this doll

Three hours later see the bartender’s last call

This one is going the distance

He makes his move during “Come Together”

He measures Time, there is none better

You won’t catch him dead talking weather

Because he knows where tonight will take him…

This is Nightlife at Portuguese Jim’s

Moving with swagger, tonight he is young

The confidence is ice, the fun has begun

Eyes that send chills even through the rum

All in a night at Portuguese Jim’s

Sing it Sly, these are everyday people

Just wanting a piece of the indescribable

Just wanting a piece of God

All those nights, all those nights

That are now frozen into this Warhol masterpiece

Those flashback nights when you didn’t know if

You would survive

You didn’t know if

You would stay alive

You didn’t know your Maker then

But you think you caught Him smiling at you

Sitting on a rusted barstool in desperate need of repair

There He sat

Smiling at the two of you

As you walked out the door

And He stirred his drink some more

Suddenly He was at the jukebox

And it was already morning

And the last thing you heard was…

“Let the Sunshine In”

Playing in this painting called Portuguese Jim’s