[Verse 1]
Standing in the tavern, feeling blue
My foot on the rail, just a-thinking 'bout you
But I won't be blue all day
Because relief
Is just a swallow away

[Verse 2]
Well, I've been blue before, I guess I'll be blue again
But I'll drown all my worries or I'll teach 'em how to swim
I won't be the one to pay
Because relief
Is just a swallow away

[Bridge]
Guess you thought, when you left, I wouldn't have any fun
I'll admit I was worried, but I won't be long
We're apart because you wouldn't swallow your foolish pride
See, you hurt me deep inside

[Verse 3]
But you're not the first to hurt me and you won't be the last
I can't tell the future but I've learned from the past
As long as there's a cabaret
I know relief
Is just a swallow away
[Interlude]

[Bridge]
Well, I look down the bar, and what do I see?
Your sad face a-looking back at me
Wishing you could turn time a few hours back
And get off that one-way track

[Verse 4]
Well, you want me to come over and I'll tell you true
You're as close to me as I am to you
And that may still be too far away
Because relief
Is just a swallow away