The Lonely Wal-Mart Blues

Lyrics

[Verse]
Zach pulls on his blue vest
Morning gray as stone
Wal-Mart aisles echo
But he walks them all alone
Candy hearts and roses
But there's none for him today
Clockin' in at sunrise
While love fades away

[Verse 2]
Back home at his mom's house
TV flickers low
Silence in the kitchen
Where old echoes go
Dinner for one
The table never set
Lonely Valentine
With a heart full of regret

[Chorus]
Empty cards on the shelves
But none are meant for Zach
Love’s a distant memory
As the world turns its back
Working till the moonrise
He dreams of better days
In the silence of his room
Where his heart quietly frays

[Verse 3]
Customers with bright eyes
Laughter in the air
Zach watches from the sidelines
Feeling just a tear
Cupid’s arrows miss him
As the hours turn to night
Sweeping empty aisles
'neath the harsh fluorescent light

[Bridge]
Mom's asleep in her chair
Daylight fades to dark
Zach whispers to the ceilings
Where dreams leave their mark
Underneath the weight of time
He carries on the fight
In the quiet of the night
Chasing distant light

[Verse 4]
February’s cold breath whispers through the halls
Pictures on the mantle
Where old memories call
Zach slips into a world where hope and sorrow blend
Waiting for a moment when the loneliness will end