he circled and stared   nervous and scared   he knew both the thrill and the cost   but he didn't think twice    this amazing device   was his last chance to see   what he lost   now if time is really a river   and upstream's where he needed to be   he set his sights on the past   finished his glass   and went back in history      *Chorus*   to the casual eye its a barstool   but it's really much more than it seems   a few drinks and then   she'll be with him again    as he sits on the time machine      like all pioneers    he swallowed his fears   and watched the whole room fade to black   he's dying to go   but he's no fool   he knows   how hard it will be to come back   but tonight he is tired of the loney    and tomorrow will not be the cure   so he'll just slip away    find yesterday   and spend one more night with her      now as far as the customers can tell   he's just one more fool   who talks to himself   but every man in this place would line up   if they knew what that seat really was   (but)      *Chorus*      just a few drinks and then   she'll be with him again   as he sits on the time machine