I'll Probably Be Out Fishin'

Album: Drinks After Work (2013)
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  • I had me a high school sweetheart,
    With big time wedding plans
    Then I signed up with the Navy,
    Went to work for Uncle Sam

    Eighteen lonely months I've waited,
    To see her again
    When I got home to Gainsville,
    She married my best friend

    What's a guy to say?
    What's a guy to do?
    I can paint this whole town red tonight,
    And still wake up with the blues
    Good luck is bound to find me,
    If it comes around again,
    But I'll probably be out fishing,
    When my ship comes in

    Took a job down at the saw mill,
    Where I worked hard everyday
    Climb that corporate ladder,
    I was promoted with a big ol' raise

    The very next morning they told me,
    That old saw mill had been sold
    Someone's gonna take your position boy,
    They wrote me off and sent me home

    What's a guy to say?
    What's a guy to do?
    I can paint this whole town red tonight,
    And still wake up with the blues
    Good luck is bound to find me,
    If it comes around again,
    But I'll probably be out fishing,
    When my ship comes in

    I'll probably be out fishing,
    When my ship comes in Writer/s: Scotty Emerick, Toby Keith
    Publisher: ME GUSTA MUSIC, TKO ARTIST MANAGEMENT
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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