Slipped out of town without a handshake or goodbye
Jesse′s old guitar had stars in my eyes
I was playing bars and I was getting girlsI wasn't livin′ right but I was staying high every night
Underneath the glow of the neon lights
One morning I woke up with bottles as far as I could see
When I closed my eyes and I drifted back to sleep I saw
The way momma looked at me even though I know I had to be hell to raise
'Cause man I raised some hell
Heard daddy say, 'Son, get your lazy ass up ′cause there ain′t no sense in sleeping all day.'
I thought about the folks back home and how they care about me so
It makes me wanna set this bottle down, almost
Through the haze of a smokey old saloon
I saw a girl cuttin′ me a grin from across the room
And I swear she had wings
She loved to hear me play guitar and I loved to watch her dance
And I loved to hear her sing
One night she laid down the law, told me that I had to make a choice
When I closed my eyes and I listened to her voice I saw
The first time we held hands
I saw the first time that we danced
I saw that one night on the creek
And that night you snuck out of your dorm and met me down on Mountain Street
I thought about that summer we spent down on the coast
Made me wanna set this bottle down, almost
One last time I found myself down and out
I was just outside of Birmingham
In some no-name town
I couldn't recall the night before when I drank myself to sleep
So I threw on this old ball cap and stumbled out into the street
Too many nights the same old same I got lost in this damn crown
But when I packed up thís old guitar case I took one last look around and I saw
That old barn where I killed my first truck
And I walked my bird dog Bo past the pond where we killed our first duck
I saw grandpa′s garden and I could still see them pretty vines
But it's been some time, since they′ve held of muscadine
I thought about how grandma's house still smells the same
Even though it's been a few years now since I′ve seen her face
So I raised my glass up for one last toast
I finally set this bottle down, almost
