Jon Pardi - Heartache Medication Album Lyrics

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Old Hat

These days, they call you crazy
If you hold the door for a lady
If you don't call her "girl" 'stead of "baby"
You're out of style, obsolete
If you seal a deal with a handshake
Sit down for a meal and you still pray
If a promise is somethin' you don't break
You're the last of a dyin' breed


When did old fashioned become so out of fashion?
When did we go out with the old, in with the new?
And you can bet your ass there's a lot of us ol' cats
Wearin' old boots and old hats
That ain't ready to give old hat the boot


We ain't afraid to work in the hot sun
We can finish a fight, but won't start one
We don't ever forget where we came from
We've got a degree in the old school
For all that I've learned, I wish that I knew

When did old fashioned become so out of fashion?
When did we go out with the old, in with the new?
And you can bet your ass there's a lot of us ol' cats
Wearin' old boots and old hats
That ain't ready to give old hat the boot

[Instrumental]


I say old fashioned don't go out of fashion, no
You don't have to throw all of the old out for the new
And you can bet your ass there's a lot of us ol' cats
Wearin' old boots and old hats
That ain't ready to give old hat the boot
Yeah, there's a lot of us old hats
That ain't ready to give old hat the boot

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Heartache Medication

Same old dive, same old end of the work week drink
Bartender knows my name, but I don't mind
She kicks 'em up strong, serves me up right

And here I go again
I'm drinkin' one, I'm drinkin' two
I got my heartache medication, a strong dedication
To gettin' over you, turnin' me loose
On that hardwood jukebox lost in neon time
My heartache medication, well it suits me fine
And I'm drinkin' enough to take you off my mind
I got my heartache medication

Another girl, another dance to a country song
Turnin' me on, here's to a good time
And halfway to feelin' all right

And here I go again
I'm drinkin' one, I'm drinkin' two
I got my heartache medication, a strong dedication
To gettin' over you, turnin' me loose
On that hardwood jukebox lost in neon time
My heartache medication, well it suits me fine
And I'm drinkin' enough to take you off my mind
I got my heartache medication

Single drinkin' doubles
Teardrops turnin' into bubbles
Yeah, a little later on
I'll probably find me some trouble

And here I go again
I'm drinkin' one, I'm drinkin' two
I got my heartache medication, a strong dedication
To gettin' over you, turnin' me loose
On that hardwood jukebox lost in neon time
My heartache medication, well it suits me fine
And I'm drinkin' enough to take you off my mind
I got my heartache medication

Heartache medication
Takin' me away, oh whoa

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Nobody Leaves A Girl Like That

She's got the kind of eyes you wanna get lost in
You're gonna look twice when she gets to walkin'
In a honky tonk
With them blue jeans on

She's a cold beer, a whiskey shot, a neon light
A Strait song on the jukebox, a dance all night
What a cowboy wants
A never-do-wrong

Nobody leaves a girl like that
Nobody walks away and never looks back
You'd have to be outta your mind
To tell somethin' that good goodbye
Nobody goes and breaks a heart of gold
Once you get a girl like that you never let her go
Take it from me, nobody leaves a girl like that

I was reckless and wild, didn't think I was ready
Couldn't settle me down, so I fired up my Chevy
I was stubborn and she was cryin'
Well, she knew she couldn't stop me but she kept right on tryin'

Nobody leaves a girl like that
Nobody walks away and never looks back
You'd have to be outta your mind
To tell somethin' that good goodbye
Nobody goes and breaks a heart of gold
Once you get a girl like that you never let her go
Take it from me, nobody leaves a girl like that

She's the kind of girl that only comes around once
Well she found somebody new and I'm goin' crazy because

Nobody leaves a girl like that
Nobody walks away and never looks back
You'd have to be outta your mind
To tell somethin' that good goodbye
Nobody goes and breaks a heart of gold
Once you get a girl like that you never let her go
Take it from me, nobody leaves
Nobody leaves a girl like that
A girl like that

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Ain't Always The Cowboy

Her hands wrapped up in mine
Tears rollin' out of her eyes
No messin' with a made-up mind
Sun settin' on goodbye
Yeah, it's hard to believe
It wasn't me tryin' to leave this time

It ain't always the cowboy
That ain't got a lot of hang around
Ain't got no settle down in their boots
Gone's just what they do
That restless, runnin', searchin' for somethin'
Leavin' love in the dust of a midnight Chevrolet
It ain't always the cowboy that rides away

I've never seen over from this side
Never heard lonely get this quiet
Still I can't keep from smilin'
'Cause damn that girl can fly

It ain't always the cowboy
That ain't got a lot of hang around
Ain't got no settle down in their boots
Gone's just what they do
That restless, runnin', searchin' for somethin'
Leavin' love in the dust of a midnight Chevrolet
It ain't always the cowboy that rides away

A tumbleweed heart, chasin' that wind
Goin' too far, wherever that is

It ain't always the cowboy
That ain't got a lot of hang around
Ain't got no settle down in their boots
Gone's just what they do
That restless, runnin', searchin' for somethin'
Leavin' love in the dust of a midnight Chevrolet
It ain't always the cowboy that rides away

Rides away
It ain't always the cowboy

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Me and Jack

Back when I was just eighteen, I met the man in black
He said Jon, "it's nice to meet you, my name is Jack"
We hung out all the time, we became good friends
We ran around, we hit the town every damn weekend
I started missin' work 'cause I was dog tired
That boss man had enough and good 'ol Jack got me fired

Me and Jack don't get along no more
He's high up on the shelf while I'm lyin' on the floor
He makes me do things I've never done before
He makes me cuss, he makes me fight
Don't know what I did last night
Should've left his ass at the liquor store
Naw, me and Jack don't get along no more

I saw the girl of my dreams and man she made me nervous
So, I leaned on my buddy Jack 'cause he gave me the courage
I swept her off her feet, stole her heart and made her mine
She moved in and didn't like my friend Jack takin' all our time
She started gettin' jealous, said Jack's got to go
He just wouldn't leave so my girl hit the road

And me and Jack don't get along no more
He's high up on the shelf while I'm lyin' on the floor
He makes me do things I've never done before
He makes me cuss, he makes me fight
Don't know what I did last night
Should've left his ass at the liquor store
Naw, me and Jack don't get along no more

Well Jack got me in a trouble and I wound up in jail
So, I'm here doin' time 'cause he won't pay my bail
I'm gonna change my ways as soon as I get out
I'm headed for that liquor store to buy a fifth of Crown, 'cause

Me and Jack don't get along no more
He's high up on the shelf while I'm lyin' on the floor
He makes me do things I've never done before
He makes me cuss, he makes me fight
Don't know what I did last night
Should've left his ass at the liquor store
Naw, me and Jack don't get along no more

Naw, me and Jack don't get along no more
Naw, we don't

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Don't Blame It On Whiskey

(feat. Lauren Alaina)

We can fight the fight all damn light
But in the morning light
The lies reveal the truth
Yeah, the sober truth
We wake up to reality
And play the blame game ruthlessly
Like it woulda turned out different
If we woulda stopped at one or two

But don't blame it on whiskey
No, this ain't about a drink
Don't let alcohol take the fall
For all these thoughts I think
Let's get down to the bottom
And not just the bottom of the glass
This heartbreak train's pickin' up steam
And we're standin' on the track
Yeah, I can blame it on you
Or you can blame it on me
But don't blame it on whiskey

So here we are, and there it is
This [?]
Wonderin' which way we're gonna fall
And how we're gonna answer that last call

But don't blame it on whiskey
No, this ain't about a drink
Don't let alcohol take the fall
For all these thoughts I think
Let's get down to the bottom
And not just the bottom of the glass
This heartbreak train's pickin' up steam
And we're standin' on the track
Yeah, I can blame it on you
Or you can blame it on me
But don't blame it on-

Whiskey might be strong
But it ain't got nothin' on what's goin' on here

Let's get down to the bottom
And not just the bottom of the glass
This heartbreak train is pickin' up steam
And we're standin' on the track
Yeah, I can blame it on me (I can blame it on me)
Or you can blame it on you (Or you can blame it on me)
But don't blame it on whiskey

Yeah, I can blame it on me
You can blame it on me
But don't blame it on whiskey

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Tied One On

She said, "I'm tired of those boots being dirty all the time
All your huntin' stuff and your three-day scruff you know I don't like"
And then she started on all my friends and all my drinkin'
Well, speaking of my friends and speaking of my drinkin'

(One, two, three, four!)

I cut her loose and tied one on
Cooled down my favorite honky tonk
Don't know why I waited so damn long
I cut her loose and tied one on

Yeah, I was drinking like George Jones, dancing like Elvis
Told my friends what happened and they all said, "Hell yeah!"
Lotta high-fives and a lotta beer went down
Asked me where she is now, I don't give a damn now

(One, two, three, four!)

I cut her loose and tied one on
Cooled down my favorite honky tonk
Don't know why I waited so damn long
I cut her loose and tied one on

Saw a blonde at the jukebox punchin' up some Haggard
Used to be tied down, now it doesn't matter
We were standin' and a-twirlin', all up in them curves when
She said, "Wait... do you have a girlfriend?"
Nope!

I cut her loose and tied one on
Cooled down my favorite honky tonk
Don't know why I waited so damn long
I cut her loose and tied one on

I cut her loose and tied one on
Cooled down my favorite honky tonk
Don't know why I waited so damn long
I cut her loose and tied one on, yeah

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Oughta Know That

'shoulda done this, shoulda done that'?
Try to do the best you can
'Cause you wanna be good but you love to be bad
Your stress relief comes with the need
To kick the work week's ass
If you're feelin' this then catch a buzz
And go on and raise your glass

There's always one more beer I gotta drink
One more girl you gotta meet
One more song on the jukebox
Spinnin' my mind like it don't stop
Could blame it all on my roots
My honky tonk attitude
I'm feelin' this temptation in my current situation
But tomorrow's gonna come, it's gonna be early
Gotta go to work, gonna get dirty
Shoulda stayed in, instead I went out
But I oughta know that by now

Had me a girl but it went south
Whatever was workin' didn't work out
Could've been my ramblin' ways
My rowdy friends, hell I can't say
Ain't got time for slowing down
I'm shiftin' gears and headin' out
A good time's callin' my name
So just get outta my way

One more beer I gotta drink
One more girl you gotta meet
One more song on the jukebox
Spinnin' my mind like it don't stop
Could blame it all on my roots
My honky tonk attitude
I'm feelin' this temptation in my current situation
But tomorrow's gonna come, it's gonna be early
Gotta go to work, gonna get dirty
Shoulda stayed in, instead I went out
But I oughta know that by now

Some day I'm gonna learn
But it ain't gonna be tonight

One more beer I gotta drink
One more girl you gotta meet
One more song on the jukebox
Spinnin' my mind like it don't stop
Could blame it all on my roots
My honky tonk attitude
I'm feelin' this temptation in my current situation
But tomorrow's gonna come, it's gonna be early
Gotta go to work, gonna get dirty
Shoulda stayed in, instead I went out
But I oughta know that by now

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Tequila Little Time

Pardon me, I don't mean to pry
I saw the tears fallin' from your eyes, and I thought
You're too pretty not to wear a smile
Hope you don't mind if I sit down for awhile, 'cause

I want tequila little time with you
A little salt and a lime will do
Hey bar man, will you bring us two?
I want tequila little time with you
Talkin' it all out
Seein' what you're all about
I hope you want tequila little time with me too

We don't have to talk about the past
Here's to movin' forward and not lookin' back
Little later, we can take it to the dance floor, but
Until then, let's order a couple more, 'cause

I want tequila little time with you
A little salt and a lime will do
Hey bar man, will you bring us two?
I want tequila little time with you
Talkin' it all out
Seein' what you're all about
I hope you want tequila little time with me too

It's good to see you laughin'
I guess this had to happen
Now let's just get to dancin', 'cause

I want tequila little time with you
A little salt and a lime will do
Hey bar man, will you bring us two?
I want tequila little time with you
Talkin' it all out
Seein' what you're all about
I hope you want tequila little time with me too

Hope you want tequila little time with me too
Hope you want tequila little time with me too

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Buy That Man A Beer

If he's got a dusty old cowboy hat
If he won a buckle ridin' on a bull's back
If he's broken bones you didn't know you had
Buy that man a beer

If he left home when he turned eighteen
If he earned his stripes when he stormed a beach
If he can't forget about the things he's seen
Buy that man a beer

Order up an ice-cold longneck, slide it on down
Oughta be a line out the door to buy him a round
Pull up a stool and lend him an ear
Hear a story that'll bring you to tears
Buy that man a beer

If he plays guitar every Saturday night
If there's a song that's about a goodbye
He's learned every lick and lived every line
Buy that man a beer

Order up an ice-cold longneck, slide it on down
Oughta be a line out the door to buy him a round
Pull up a stool and lend him an ear
Hear a story that'll bring you to tears
Buy that man a beer

Order up an ice-cold longneck, slide it on down
Oughta be a line out the door to buy him a round
If you ever get the chance
To belly-up with someone like that

Order up an ice-cold longneck, slide it on down
Oughta be a line out the door to buy him a round
Pull up a stool and lend him an ear
Hear a story that'll bring you to tears
Buy that man a beer
Yeah, buy that man a beer

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Call Me Country

I'm a ghost on the radio
A needle on the vinyl
A country boy survival
The bottom of a bottle
I'm a fightin' side of you and me
And my heart's down in Tennessee

And I sing songs about freight trains and prisons
Heartaches and honky-tonks
And cowboys and outlaws
Good-hearted women
In boots and straw hats
All gone, just like that
They can't even recognize me
They used to call me Country

Used to have cool names like 'Willie' and 'Waylon'
'Merle' and 'Hank'
We all stood together
We sang and we drank
Chased the white lines
Night after night

Singin' songs about freight trains and prisons
Heartaches and honky-tonks
And cowboys and outlaws
Good-hearted women
In boots and straw hats
All gone, just like that
They can't even recognize me
They used to call me Country

Like an Old Violin
Put away and never played again
Paycheck and Cash
Naw, they ain't comin' back

They did songs about freight trains and prisons
Heartaches and honky tonks
And cowboys and outlaws
Good-hearted women
In boots and straw hats
All gone, just like that
They can't even recognize me
They used to call me Country

They used to call me Country
I'm a thing of the past
I'm a ghost on the radio

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Just Like Old Times

No, I didn't expect to see you in here tonight
But I'm having a good time catching up with you
Yeah, with our history, you know it should be no surprise
I see you and then fall again

Just like old times
Spendin' the night wrapped up tight
Dancin' 'round the room
Lost in each other like old times
Let's see where it goes
And who knows, we might start something new

No need to talk about where we left off
It is what it is, we did what we did, and here we are
Yeah, what we're feeling now, let's not think about if it's right or wrong
Gettin' closer, your head on my shoulder

Just like old times
Spendin' the night wrapped up tight
Dancin' 'round the room
Lost in each other like old times
Let's see where it goes
And who knows, we might start something new, yeah

And the band don't quit 'til midnight
And until then, hold me like...

Old times
Spendin' the night wrapped up tight
Dancin' 'round the room
Lost in each other like old times
Let's see where it goes
And who knows, we might start something new
Let's see where it goes
And who knows, we might start something new, yeah

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Love Her Like Shes Leaving

Things been goin' pretty damn good
Hell of a lot better than I thought they would
When her last goodbye came on back
I swore then it'd be the last time I ever let her down
'Cause what I didn't know then I sure know now

I'm gonna love her like she's leaving
Like she's packed up her heart
Like there's no tomorrow
So she don't get too far
I won't give her one good reason
I'll be the me that she believes in
I'm gonna love her
I'm gonna love her like she's leaving

Empty bottle and an empty bed
Missing her memories poundin' my head
The thought of her with someone else
How could I do that to myself?
And watch her walk out that front door
Is somethin' I don't wanna see no more

Yeah, I'm gonna love her like she's leaving
Like she's packed up her heart
Like there's no tomorrow
So she don't get too far
I won't give her one good reason
I'll be the me that she believes in
I'm gonna love her
I'm gonna love her like she's leaving

Things been goin' pretty damn good
Hell of a lot better than I thought they would

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Starlight

I've been blessed and I have sinned
[?] where I've been
Lucky to be alive
And breathe in this midnight air
I swear you're right here
Get the chills on my skin
And that's when I get this feeling

You're shinin' down on me showing me the way
Angel in the night here to save the day
Like a light out of the dark straight across the sky
Up there in that starlight, starlight tonight
Yeah, tonight

Runnin' down this dream
Up against this road
Sometimes the only thing that I got
Keeps me movin' on
Right where I need to be
No matter where I go
I'm never too far from home

Got you shinin' down on me, showing me the way
Angel in the night here to save the day
Like a light out of the dark, straight across the sky
Up there in that starlight, starlight tonight
Oh, tonight

To the good that die young
Fighters for the freedom fought that keeps me free
And all the heroes in my heart who taught me to believe
And that's why I believe in things I can't see

Shinin' down on me, showing me the way
Angel in the night here to save the day
Like a light out of the dark, straight across the sky
Up there in that starlight, starlight tonight
Yeah, tonight
Shinin' down on me