Can't Pass The Bar

Album: Rise & Fall (2023)
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  • Jessie's a machanic, his mother-in-law is a manic
    His new wife's a panic, sayin', "When you comin' home?"
    Danny drives a tractor, left it in the pasture
    Bosses gettin' madder 'cause he won't pick up the phone
    Might not be an Ivy League, Einstein crowd
    But when it comes to Friday night, man, we got it figured out

    When the long week's pay checks are cashed
    Where we gonna spend it, buddy, you ain't gotta ask
    When the neon lights are kickin' on
    All of us are headin' to a home away from home
    We don't look like much but we're pretty damn smart
    For some good ol' boys that can't pass the bar

    Bobby's gotta cousin that says he's good for nothin'
    Always makin' fun of him 'cause he doesn't own a suit
    Freddy's ex-lady, got a new Mercedes
    From the judge she's datin' down in Baton Rouge
    He's the book smart, no dark bull shootin' kind
    That's why she shows back up every other Friday night

    When the long week's pay checks are cashed
    Where we gonna spend it, buddy, you ain't gotta ask
    When the neon lights are kickin' on
    All of us are headin' to a home away from home
    We don't look like much but we're pretty damn smart
    For some good ol' boys that can't pass the bar

    When you're raised out here, you are who you are
    That two-lane road will only get you so far
    We can pass around cigars, guitars and jars
    But we can't, we can't, can't pass the bar

    When the long week's pay checks are cashed
    Where we gonna spend it, buddy, you ain't gotta ask
    When the neon lights are kickin' on
    All of us are headin' to a home away from home
    We don't look like much but we're pretty damn smart
    For some good ol' boys that can't pass the bar
    Just some good ol' boys that can't pass the bar, yeah

    We can't pass the bar Writer/s: Benjamin Brent Anderson, Frank Mandeville V. Rogers, Jarod Cale Dodds, Scotty McCreery
    Publisher: SONGS OF SPIRIT, Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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