Steak Night at the Prairie Rose

Barely out of seventh grade

Mom and dad went their separate ways

And me and my sister had to choose

What momma saw in her brand new man

I could never quite understand

So I stuck it out with daddy for a while

He never treated me like a kid

I did all the things he did

And he always let me tag along

Down to Steak Night at the Prairie Rose

A cover band from 10 to close

And my old man sittin' right there next to me

They got the ballgame on the big TV

A beer for him, a coke for me

He raised his bottle to the band, he'd turn to say:

"I'm gonna see you up there someday"

Maybe for better, maybe for worse

Maybe a blessing, probably a curse

In my mother's eyes, 'cause she saw him in me

Soon I started skipping school

Soon I started shooting pool

And hangin' out with the older crowd

We used to stay up all night long

Singin' all them outlaw songs

Some nights I'd sit in with the band

Down at Steak Night at the Prairie Rose

A cover band from 10 to close

And my old man sittin' right there next to me

They got the ballgame on the big TV

A beer for him, a coke for me

He raised his bottle to the band, He’d turn to say:

"I'm gonna see you up there someday

It ain't been the same since he's been gone

But now I proudly sing his song

Down at Steak Night at the Prairie Rose

I got a cover band from 10 to close

And my old man, he's sitting right here next to me

We got the ballgame on the big TV

A beer for him a beer for me

I raise my bottle, and turn to say:

"I'm gonna see you up there someday"

"I'm gonna see you up there someday"