Be Careful with That Song

Old man walked up as I put my guitar down

Said, "You play that pretty good, son, could I buy you a round?"

"That last one that you sang, the one you said you wrote,

I know you didn't mean to, but you really oughta know,

Be careful with that song

It could hurt someone

The one about the girl and the fool who did her wrong

Sounds too much like the truth

When it's mixed with 90 proof

Might hit too close to home

Be careful with that song"

Well, we sat for 30 minutes

We both had a few

When he started crying

I said, "Mister, what did that to you?"

He tore a hundred-dollar bill in half

And put it in my hand

Said, "The other half is yours if you don't play that one again"

Be careful with that song

It could hurt someone

The one about the girl and the fool who did her wrong

Sounds too much like the truth

When it's mixed with 90 proof

Might hit too close to home

Be careful with that song

He said, "I ain't the one to say it ain't a piece of art

I'm just tryna tell you, you could break a broken heart"

Re-break a broken heart

Be careful with that song

It could hurt someone

The one about the girl and the fool who did her wrong

Sounds too much like the truth

When it's mixed with 90 proof

Might hit too close to home

Cut you to the bone

Remind you that she's gone

Be careful with that song

Be careful with that song

Oh, be careful with that song