The Beer, the Band, and the Barstool

He walks in

Orders up a round

How you been?

My old friend

The band kicks off

The same old dance

The same old worn-out songs

But he sings along

He's gonna stay here till they make him leave

'Cause he's got all the friends a guy like him could ever need

One'll hang around and tell him what he wants to hear

One'll help by drownin' out the, "How'd you wind up heres?"

One'll hold him up when love has let him down

They do the best they can for a broken-hearted fool

The beer, the band, and the barstool

Corner booth

A blonde with lonely eyes

A shade of blue

Hey, how are you?

Just by chance

Are you here alone?

How 'bout a dance?

And she took his hand

He hopes she'd stay, but always knew she'd leave

But he's got all the friends a guy like him could ever need

One'll hang around and tell him what he wants to hear

One'll help by drownin' out the, "How'd you wind up heres?"

One'll hold him up when love has let him down

They do the best they can for a broken-hearted fool

The beer, the band, and the barstool

Now he last call lights a cigarette and orders up one more

Pays his tab, knows he'll be back 'cause he's been here before

One'll hang around and tell him what he wants to hear

One'll help by drownin' out the, "How'd you wind up heres?"

One'll hold him up when love has let him down

They do the best they can for a broken-hearted fool

They go hand in hand with losing you

The beer, the band, and the barstool

And the barstool