[Verse]
E G#m A B
People are starting to tear down their Christmas lights.
C#m B
It never got cold here,
A B
but they know that the season's died.
E G#m A B
I've been sleeping in a motel off 95.
C#m B
I don't really mind it much.
A B
The clerk at the desk is nice.
A E A E A
Well he pours me a coffee and asks me if it's been a long night.
[Verse]
E G#m
Well I found a bar that's just
A B
outside the township line.
C#m B
I go there most every night.
A B
I drank my last paycheck dry
E G#m A B
And outside, a homeless man asks me for change and I,
C#m B
I look him straight in his eyes.
A B
He starts to apologize.
A E
Tells me god's got a plan for me and that it'll be alright.
[Chorus]
A E
I didn't know that I looked that pathetic.
A E
I didn't know that I looked that pathetic.
A E A
I didn't know that I looked that pathetic.
[Verse]
E G#m A B
The owner's been giving me a break on my rent this week.
C#m B A B
He says that I'm good for it. I joke how I'm probably
E G#m A B
But I came up short again and nobody's laughing.
C#m B
So I'll sneak out at 2 am.
A B
I can't do it honestly.
A E
Well I know I'm a coward and I feel a bad night coming.
[Chorus]
A E
I didn't know that I looked that pathetic.
A E
I didn't know that I looked that pathetic.
A E
I didn't know that I looked that pathetic.
A
I didn't know.
[Outro]
E A B
So, pour me another drink for a daughter I'll never meet,
A
A wife who don't love me,
E
And this cold cup of coffee.
A B
So pour me another drink and I'll count my blessings.
A E
I've got a half tank of gas left and this bottle ain't empty.