Intro; Verse; Every afternoon at five o'clock I forget all about you There ain't nothin bout this honky tonk To remind me we're through And I can put off going back To that old empty house you swore you'd never leave And from the loneliness you handed me I can get a brief reprieve Chorus; From here until closing time, it won't matter you're gone 1.I can fill up my emptiness, maybe make it on my own 2.Your memory won't break my heart, I can make it on my own From now till they lock the doors Put the chairs up and sweep the floors You won't even cross my mind From here until closing time Verse; Well the good ole days are good and gone Since you left without me If I could figure out where we went wrong Maybe I'd be free From these ties that bind my foolish heart That just won't let me start my life again And then I wouldn't need this lonesome bar Where I come to pretend Chorus; Every afternoon at five o'clock I forget all about you