A Quarter in the Jukebox 2 (Version 2)

Verse

Soda in the cup, a quarter clinks on metal

A song I never heard before, one I'd never tell

He said, 'Hold still', and he put the needle down

Bought two more songs with what was left of this small town

You wore your grandmother's necklace, five silver stars

I thought that's all you needed to go far

Now four years later, walking out into the rain

I found you waiting for me on a street corner in pain

The jukebox still spinning, the same old worn machine

One of these days I'll be able to hold you without this dream

You said, 'Come back soon', with eyes full of hope and fire

Told myself I would, but something caught my heart like a liar

Pre-Chorus

Now what's a man to do?

Every coin he's ever counted won't buy what he's lost in you

He'd give the whole world up just for one more chance to begin

If only she could find him and let their story spin

Chorus

A quarter in the jukebox, spinning round

One last song we never heard that turned us upside down

A quarter in the jukebox, that's all it took

For me to chase you 'cross this town like I was made of luck

You still shine right there on the corner, a silver star

I'll come back soon and spin again until you're mine

So hold still, baby, don't let go of hope just yet

This might be our last time, but it's not too late to set free what we've been missing

Verse

Your name was written in the dust on that worn-out door

I went looking for it everywhere I went before

You said you'd wait three months, then you were leaving town

But every time I thought of walking out, this song came spinning down

I brought your picture with me like a sacred trust

Told myself it's over till the jukebox hums again for us

Now here we are in the pouring rain, under one lone streetlight

The same old worn machine still playing our song tonight

You said you never believed I'd come back to stay

But this time I'm not leaving till I take your hand and make it count some day

Pre-Chorus

Now what's a man to do?

Every coin he's ever counted won't buy what he's lost in you

He'd give the whole world up just for one more chance to begin

If only she could find him and let their story spin

Chorus

A quarter in the jukebox, spinning round

One last song we never heard that turned us upside down

A quarter in the jukebox, that's all it took

For me to chase you 'cross this town like I was made of luck

You still shine right there on the corner, a silver star

I'll come back soon and spin again until you're mine

So hold still, baby, don't let go of hope just yet

This might be our last time, but it's not too late to set free what we've been missing

Bridge

Two pennies, one nickel, a dime that never came

Not for me or the jukebox — only for you and your name

It took every coin I had but I gave it all away

Because when this song ends, maybe tomorrow starts a brand-new day

So don't count on nothing but what's left of this worn-out place