Wade Bowen - Hold My Beer, Vol. 1 Album Lyrics

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In The Next Life

After one night in San marcos
Some 15 Years Ago
We had us a hell rasiing time
So we took it on the road
Broke and damn near homeless
Lost and stumbling around
But I think that when you struggle
That's when you find your sound

I've seen love come and go
Lost some friends along the way
Had nobody at our shows
And the nights we didn't get paid
There's been bar tabs and b.s.
Choices, good and bad
But it's all part of the story and the damn good luck we've had

Well we're not sure how we got here
But somehow we stuck around
Some days I feel like we can fly
And some days I think we'll drown
I guess what they say is true
All you need is one good friend
And in the next life, we wanna be ourselves again

Buddy what was it like to play the opry?
Hell, you tell me man, you've been there
You know I had to have a few drinks of courage
Yeah, me too, I was nervous as hell
And remember the Houston Rodeo
The time I opened up for The King
Yeah, man we made some damn fine memories
I know it's hard to believe

Well we're not sure how we got here
But somehow we stuck around
Some days I feel like we can fly
And some days I think we'll drown
I guess what they say is true
All you need is one good friend
And in the next life, we wanna be ourselves again

My daddy is a hell raisin, good timing man
I was born the son of a preacher singing all those hymns
Got a little of both mixed up somewhere in these songs
But right or wrong, I know they're proud of what we have become

Well we're not sure how we got here
But somehow we stuck around
Some days I feel like we can fly
And some days I think we'll drown
I guess what they say is true
All you need is one good friend
And in the next life, we wanna be ourselves again

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I Had My Hopes Up High

Well I left my home out on the great high planes
Headed for some new terrains
Standin' on the highway with my coffee cup
Wonderin' who's gonna pick me up

[Chorus:]
I had my hopes up high
I never thought that I
Would ever wonder why I ever said goodbye
I had my hopes up high

Well the first ride I got was in a dynamite truck
The driver kept tellin' me his bad luck
As we swerved around the curves, I began to shout
I said, "Hey, mister would you let me out?"

[Chorus:]
I had my hopes up high
I never thought that I
Would ever wonder why I ever said goodbye
I had my hopes up high

And the next ride I got was with a man in trouble
Beard on his face was all and a stubble
Runnin' from the law, he was goin' 99
I said, "Hey, mister you're out of your mind"

[Chorus:]
I had my hopes up high
I never thought that I
Would ever wonder why I ever said goodbye
I had my hopes up high

And the next ride I got was with a preacher man
Told me that the wicked would be buried in sin
I don't know why I did it but I lost control
I said, "Hey, papa would you save my soul?"

[Chorus:]
I had my hopes up high
I never thought that I
Would ever wonder why I ever said goodbye
I had my hopes up high

Well I finally got a ride on a carnival train
Nearly blew away in a hurricane
I got to thinkin' 'bout the preacher down in Louisiana
Now I'm sittin' on the Delta siftin' sand

[Chorus:]
I had my hopes up high
I never thought that I
Would ever wonder why I ever said goodbye
I had my hopes up high

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'Til It Does

I never told her that I loved her
But I do
She never cried here on my shoulder
If she was hurting, well I never knew
I never saw her leavin' come
Until the goodbye part was through
Now the page has turned, and the lessons learned
And a blind man sees

[Chorus:]
It don't happen 'til it does
It don't hit you 'til it lays you flat
You don't hear the lone train
'Til you're tied up on the track
You don't want the way it is
'Til you're wishin' for the way it was
That's how a heartache finds a fool
It don't happen 'til it does

She always wanted me to want her
Now I will
She always needed me to come home
Now I know how that feels
These days I'm seein' things
That only missin' her reveals
Yeah what's wrong is wrong, and what's gone is gone
And it's gone for good

[Chorus:]
It don't happen 'til it does
It don't hit you 'til it lays you flat
You don't hear the lone train
'Til you're tied up on the track
You don't want the way it is
'Til you're wishin' for the way it was
That's how a heartache finds a fool
It don't happen 'til it does

No you don't see the warning signs
All 'til it's tail lights and a cloud of dust
That's how a heartache finds a fool
It don't happen 'til it does

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Good Luck With That

[Wade Bowen:]
My boss thinks he knows it all
He's a certified S.O.B
No matter how hard I try
He never lets up on me
A dose of his own medicine
Sure would serve him well
But I walk in tomorrow morning
And tell him he can go to hell

[Chorus - Wade Bowen & Randy Rogers:]
Good luck with that
As a matter of fact
I've been down that road before
And I ain't going back
Don't get mad
I just have to speak my mind
Don't waste your time
Or forget your hat
Cause good luck with that

[Randy Rogers:]
Told my baby I was heading out
And meeting Doug down at the bar
She knows when we get together
We've been known to take it to far
She asked me when I'd be home
I said don't wait up on me
Cause I am the man of the house
And I can do as I please

[Chorus - Wade Bowen & Randy Rogers:]
Good luck with that
As a matter of fact
I've been down that road before
And I ain't going back
Don't get mad
I just have to speak my mind
Don't waste your time
Or forget your hat
Cause good luck with that

[Wade Bowen & Randy Rogers:]
So we sat down to write this song
You outta make everyone sing-a-long
No way how we could be better
It's going to be the best song ever

[Chorus - Wade Bowen & Randy Rogers:]
Good luck with that
As a matter of fact
I've been down that road before
And I ain't going back
Don't get mad
I just have to speak my mind
Don't waste your time
Or forget your hat
Cause good luck with that

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It's Been A Great Afternoon

Last night we had a hell raising time
Nipping on tequila and sucking on limes
Sunrise chased the good time away
And good morning would have been the wrong thing to say
Because the pounding in the top of my head
Hey, didn't leave me any too soon
I can't say we've had a good morning
But damn it's been a great afternoon

Well, I nursed it through the morning while I was really down
Then one rowdy afternoon got me up and around
Yes, last night we had one hell raising time
But today won't be forgotten too soon
I can't say we've had a good morning
But babe it's been a great afternoon

Well, I nursed it through the morning while I was really down
Then one rowdy afternoon got me up and around
Yes, last night we had one hell raising time
But today won't be forgotten too soon
I can't say we've had a good morning
But babe it's been a great afternoon

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Standards

Record man came and sat me down
He said I got some songs for you
There's one about a dirt road I think you outta' do
So I gave it a listen
And it wasn't all that bad
But it ain't me, so I shook my head
And that's all there is to that

[Chorus:]
I don't have hits
I've got standards
Tell me how can I sell out?
If I barely sell at all
You won't see my name on the billboard
Every night I pack the dance floor
There's your answer
I don't have hits, I have standards

He just smiled, he rolled his eyes
And said: "how can I make you see?"
We just need one big hit
And the rest will be history
If we could just find a way to compromise
You could be the next big star
But I said man you might be right
But I don't care if you are

[Chorus:]
I don't have hits
I've got standards
Tell me how can I sell out?
If I barely sell at all
You won't see my name on the billboard
Every night I pack the dance floor
There's your answer
I don't have hits, I have standards

Well don't get me wrong
I want to hear my songs on country radio
But if [?] standing here seeing you at the show

[Chorus:]
I don't have hits
I've got standards
Tell me how can I sell out?
If I barely sell at all
You won't see my name on the billboard
Every night I pack the dance floor
There's your answer
I don't have hits, I have standards

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El Dorado

El Dorado

Find myself lookin' down on a canyon
But the next one's the same as before
The trail's so damn rocky and the Sun's so damn hot
I don't know where I'm headed anymore
And it's hard to remember the first time I drew my gun
The faces return in the night
The past is all echoes and shadows anymore
I think I lost my taste for the fight

[Chorus:]
That is the fate of the old desperado
Better the angels to claim you than the long ride alone
Someone would have long ago found El Dorado
So luck to you, cowboy, I'm movin' on

Play your cards as they lay on the table
Should've ended a long time ago
The only place that ever really mattered to me
Was the one place I just couldn't go
And the stars, when they shine, how they light up the night
Smell the rain comin' in on the wind
Though my eyes are so heavy, I remember tonight
When the world was just waitin' to begin

[Chorus:]
That is the fate of the old desperado
Better the angels to claim you than the long ride alone
Someone would have long ago found El Dorado
So luck to you, cowboy, I'm movin' on

But the easy will blind you, the road will unwind you
Remind you how far you've gone
He closed his eyes from the heavens
His breathing slowed down to a crawl
The clouds opened up like a dam broken down
And I just sat there and let the rain fall

[Chorus:]
That is the fate of the old desperado
Better the angels to claim you than the long ride alone
Someone would have long ago found El Dorado
So luck to you, cowboy, I'm movin' on

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Hangin' Out In Bars

I've been hangin' out in bars
I've been wonderin' where you are
Sittin', starin' at the wall, hopin' maybe you might call
Even though I know it's wrong
I think I'll have another round
I can't help but hear the sound
Of all these lonely hearts in here, just drownin' in their beer
This is where I must belong

[Chorus:]
I've been goin' out too much
Tryin' to forget your touch
I've been searchin' high and low
All the places that we used to go
And all my friends say I'm in too deep
I've been hittin' it way too hard
That's what you get when you spend all your time
Hangin' out in bars

That girl that just brought me my drink
She kinda looks like you I think
Naw maybe it's just me, think I'm goin' crazy
I always think see your face
One day I'll get up off the stool
Cause I'm so tired of playin' the fool
But I've got nowhere else to be, and no one can make me leave
Yeah I know it's gettin' late

[Chorus x4:]
I've been goin' out too much
Tryin' to forget your touch
I've been searchin' high and low
All the places that we used to go
And all my friends say I'm in too deep
I've been hittin' it way too hard
That's what you get when you spend all your time
Hangin' out in bars

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Lady Bug

If it don't rain, it's gonna burn
Fence needs fixin' and the tractor won't turn
There's a fox been creepin' 'round the hen house
Just like the tax man sniffin' around
Come on now

[Chorus:]
Ladybug, ladybug, give me some good luck
Four leaf clover, come on over
With me up a rainbow, throw me a wishbone
Cause I could use one now, won't you come on down, down, down
Ladybug
Sweet ladybug

There ain't no water in the wishin' well
Well how we gon' make it if the cotton don't sell?
Good heavens there's pebbles in the holes of our shoes
Coyotes keep callin' and the cows gon' lose
What we gon' do now?

[Chorus:]
Ladybug, ladybug, give me some good luck
Four leaf clover, come on over
With me up a rainbow, throw me a wishbone
Cause I could use one now, won't you come on down, down, down
Ladybug
Sweet ladybug

If the good lord's willin', that creek's gonna rise
Give us a bunch of crops and fish to fry

[Chorus:]
Ladybug, ladybug, give me some good luck
Four leaf clover, come on over
With me up a rainbow, throw me a wishbone
Cause I could use one now, won't you come on down, down, down
Ladybug
Sweet ladybug

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Reasons To Quit

Reasons to quit
The smoke and booze don't do me like before
And I'm hardly ever sober
My old friends don't come around much anymore
Reasons to quit
The low is always lower than the high
The reasons to quit
Don't outnumber all the reasons why

[Chorus:]
We keep smokin' and we keep drinkin'
Havin' fun, never thinkin'
Laughin' at the price tags that we pay
We keep roarin' down the fast lane
Like two young men feelin' no pain
And the reasons for quittin' are gettin' bigger each day

Reasons to quit
I can't afford the habit all the time
I need to be sober
I need to write some new songs that will rhyme
Reasons to quit
You have no rhyme or reason when you're high
And the reasons to quit
Don't outnumber all the reasons why

[Chorus:]
We keep smokin' and we keep drinkin'
Havin' fun, never thinkin'
Laughin' at the price tags that we pay
We keep roarin' down the fast lane
Like two young men feelin' no pain
And the reasons for quittin' are gettin' bigger each day