Another old favorite from Will’s 1989 self-released cassette, Slow Study. I’ve long felt this heartbreaker could be a huge hit for nearly any country singer who covered it, male or female.
You could tell when you looked at me:
Like an old motel with a vacancy.
My one-room heart was well-kept and cheap
You tore it apart — you never earned your keep.
You’re just leaving like the rest.
Take your memories, leave the mess —
Carve your initials, leave your mark.
Just turn the lights out please,
You’re the last one to leave —
I’m closin’ down my heart.
It’s got too many scars from too many brawls,
Like a beat-up bar at love’s last call.
You got high on the dreams I poured.
Now the cellar’s dry, I’m bolting the door.
You’re just leaving like the rest.
Take your memories, leave the mess —
Carve your initials, leave your mark.
Just turn the lights out please,
You’re the last one to leave —
I’m closin’ down my heart.
repeat chorus
Here’s the original recording from Slow Study, re-titled “The Last One to Leave” on the 2007 CD re-release.
Buller's back porch 