Hothouse Flowers - Hallelujah Jordan

Hallelujah Jordan he went to the nearest bar
He ordered whiskey and soda
See how far he'd get to forgetting her
Yeah

Hallelujah Jordan went to the nearest bar
He ordered whiskey and soda
See how far he'd get to forgetting her
Yeah

He met her at an all night cafe
And they sat all night drinking coffee and talking
A and they found they had a lot in common
And later on they went back to his place and they sat 'till dawn
Laughing, talking yeah
They found they had a lot in common

He was young
He had a young spirit
They could have kissed all night
And he knew that he loved her yeah

He was young
He had a young spirit
They could have kissed all night
And he knew that he loved her yeah

But now you'll find Hallelujah Jordan
In some unknown late bar
Trying to tell strange folks his secrets and his problems yeah

Yeah you'll find Hallelujah Jordan in a late bar the ghetto
Wine stains on his belly and oh he'll tell ya...
How she was flattered by a smart young man
He drove a fast car and ooh ooh she want it

Hallelujah Jordan you can tell me your secrets
You can tell me your problems
I think I know what you mean...

Hallelujah Jordan you can tell me your secrets
You can tell me your problems
I think I know what you mean...

Now Hallelujah loves the bottle more brittle than her body
More brittle than the heart she'd broken yeah...

Now Hallelujah loves the bottle more brittle than her body
More brittle than the heart she'd broken yeah...

Hallelujah left this town
The next drink he had he drowned oh
Finally drowned his sorrows yeah

Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah