Midnight in some lonely bar
Nursing my cup of cheer
He's gone, and now my sweet liqueur
Is flooded with bitter tears
I'm drinking-can't help thinking
Of what we left behind
Mem'ries afloat in my glass
As they echo through my mind
Now he's gone, but memories of him remain
So many regrets...
I drink to forget
But tonight, drinking makes me even sadder
Oh, sake! Tell me, how?
How can I give him up?
Sake, my fine fickle friend
Please, won't you have a heart?
Stay, stay! My pain to wash away
And give me a brand-new start
One drink, and then another,
Now let your feelings fly;
"I did it all, gave it all
For my love, for love do I cry."
My heart, it bravely proclaims,
"Life all alone is fine!"
Why, then, am I here in this lonely bar,
Weeping in my wine?
I loved him-but I lost him
This world just can't be right!
Whispering "goodbye!"
As I drink, as I cry
The long, lonely night.
