Artist: Chris Orrick
Album:  Portraits
Song:   What Happens Next
Typed by: kirenamloh@msn.com, Chris Orrick

[Chorus]
Cause every time I look in your eyes, I see your disguise
I read through the lines, cause I know where the lies are
And you can try to deny you know what's inside
There's nowhere to hide, cause I know where the lies are

[Chris Orrick]
I see him almost every day of the week
Comes in for his gin, says what's up then he leaves
Know his face very well, I still don't know his name
I know just what he's having, so I guess it's all the same
Only one thing I ever gotta ask:
Is it pint, is it fifth, is it liter is it half?
Grabs his bottle and his mixer, too
Diet 7-Up with a little juice
Not much of a talker but he's nice enough
We bullshit about the weather, the Lions, that type of stuff
Every so often, he'll walk in late
Smelling of booze, eyes glazed like he's caught in a daze
Those are the days that make me hate my job
Try to remind myself it ain't my fault
Give him his bottle and he gives me his dollars
Alright then, I'll see you tomorrow

[Chorus]

[Chris Orrick]
I heard he's almost thirty
and still working for his dad cause the music isn't working
He said he's got a record deal
Label out of Tuscon, but the story's kind of murky
Wanna believe him, it's just something's weird
He hasn't been on tour for a couple years
And even so, how'd he make it to Europe
as somebody that nobody has heard of?
And shouldn't he be famous?
Not working on a truck for less than minimum wage?
He gets paid by the day, where's he get his money?
It was cool when he was younger but he isn't twenty
I asked him how the music's going
He said "Fine," but he isn't one to brag, though
He said, "How you think the music's going?
 I'm still loading up a truck in Caramagno"

[Chorus]

[Outro]
You can live for ten years the way that you want
Instead of seventy for someone else, but what happens next?