Last Call at the Rusty Spur — Sad Honky-Tonk Country Song | Country Waltz (Lyrics)

Every night at a quarter to two, old Clyde walks into the Rusty Spur, orders a short glass of rye and plays B-7 on the jukebox. Then he dances, alone. Nobody in Larkin County laughs. Everybody knows who he's dancing with. 🎧 More Honky-Tonk Heartbreak:    • Honky-Tonk Heartbreak   🎧 All of Larkin County, every song in order:    • All of Larkin County   🔔 Subscribe for a new story song every day. 📜 LYRICS Out on Route 9 where the neon's half dead, There's a bar called the Rusty Spur, And every night at a quarter to two, Old Clyde walks in with a quarter for her. He don't drink much, just a short glass of rye, Sits at the end by the door, Then he drops that coin in the jukebox slot, Punches B-7 and steps out on the floor. And he dances with nobody, Arms around the empty air, Turning slow across the sawdust Like she's really standing there, Nobody laughs and nobody stares, We all just let the old man be, 'Cause at last call at the Rusty Spur, He's dancing with Marie. I asked him once what that old song meant, He said, "Son, it played the night we wed, I promised I'd dance with her every night, Didn't say nothing 'bout her being dead." [Chorus] Then came a Tuesday in late December, A quarter to two, and the door didn't swing, His rye sat poured at the end of the counter, And that old jukebox didn't play a thing. Now I'm the one with a quarter at two, I punch B-7 when the bar's gone still, And I swear on the sawdust two shadows go turning, And I reckon they always will. Now they're dancing out of nowhere, Two shadows in the empty air, Turning slow across the sawdust Like they're really standing there, Nobody laughs and nobody stares, We all just let the old folks be, 'Cause at last call at the Rusty Spur, Clyde's dancing with Marie. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📻 Songs from Larkin County: a little town off Route 9 where everybody knows your daddy, your business and your truck. A new story song every day. ✍️ Got a story worth a song? Tell it in the comments. 🤖 Music, lyrics and art are created with AI tools (Suno, Grok). Larkin County and its people are fictional, an original project. #countrymusic #honkytonk #sadcountry