When The Smoke Clears Lyrics & Chords By Due West

He bought me a drink
Then offered a light
He said, "Friend, where's the ring
You had on last night?"

And he said, "Man to man, I understand
That wedding bands get heavy sometimes
But don't cross that line"

'Cause when the smoke clears
The heat of the moment
Has disappeared
And you're alone

You spend one night
And live in that shadow for years
Regret's all that's here
When the smoke clears

He said, "I've been there
Sitting right where you are
And that's why I'm here
Every day at this bar"

Her name was Emily, she worshiped me
Our son was three, now he's twenty-five
He don't know I'm alive

When the smoke clears
The heat of the moment
Has disappeared
And you're alone

You spend one night
And live in that shadow for years
Regret's all that's here
When the smoke clears

You spend one night
And live in that shadow for years
Regret's all that's here
When the smoke clears