Any Ol' Barstool - Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood

In a dark and lonely corner Of a time-worn dockside inn Sits the local barstool warrior Talking to his gin Tracing past decisions He motions for a shot Is he doomed to be a man this world forgot? Just a prisoner of the monster on his back Call it bad luck Call it fate Call it stuck here the rest of my days Serves me right What went wrong? And where do I belong? In the glow of flashing lights On the shoulder of the road Clutching at the bruises on her skin She tries to signal danger With anguish in her eyes Will he see the world of pain she's in? Or is it too late? Was it bad luck? Was it fate? Or a past that she couldn't escape? It's not right Something's wrong Just where do I belong? Promises made Crying in vain All empty Never accepting the blame And not letting go of the shame A river of tears As months turn to years All wasted On someone not willing to change Now only a shadow remains No one can save you And there's no one to save It has been written You will become all you think, all you feel, all you dream Now I'm cutting the anchor away And I won't look back I'm starting a new life today Now I see where I belong

I've finally found a place where I can take it All this loneliness you left behind. On a mountain that's no hill for a climber. Just one step up, sit back and pour the wine. CHORUS I climb up on barstool mountain. High above your world where there's no pain. And I'm the king of barstool mountain. Pretending I don't love you once again. At closing time I step down off the mountain. I'm strong enough to make it without you. I know that I'll be right back here tomorrow. Too weak to sober up and face the truth And... (Chorus)

I've finally found a place where I can take it All this loneliness you left behind. On a mountain that's no hill for a climber. Just one step up, sit back and pour the wine. I climb up on barstool mountain. High above your world where there's no pain. And I'm the king of barstool mountain. Pretending I don't love you once again. At closing time I step down off the mountain. I'm strong enough to make it without you. I know that I'll be right back here tomorrow. Too weak to sober up and face the truth I climb up on barstool mountain. High above your world where there's no pain. And I'm the king of barstool mountain. Pretending I don't love you once again. [Key change up] I climb up on barstool mountain. High above your world where there's no pain. And I'm the king of barstool mountain. Pretending I don't love you Drinkin' away "I love you" Pretending I don't love you once again.

He walks in, orders up a round How you been, my old friend? The band kicks off, the same ole dance The same ole worn out songs but he sings along He's gonna stay here 'til they make him leave 'Cause he's got all the friends a guy like him could ever need One will hang around and tell him what he wants to hear One will help by drownin' out the how'd you wind up heres One will hold him up, when love has let him down They do the best they can for a broken-hearted fool The Beer, the Band and the Barstool Corner booth, a blonde with lonely eyes A shade of blue, "Hey, how are you?" Just by chance, are you here alone? How about a dance? And she took his hand He hoped she'd stay, but always knew she'd leave But he's got all the friends a guy like him could ever need One will hang around and tell him what he wants to hear One will help by drownin' out the how'd you wind up heres One will hold him up, when love has let him down They do the best they can for a broken-hearted fool The Beer, the Band and the Barstool Now he last call, lights a cigarette and orders up one more Pays his tab, knows he'll be back, 'cause he's been here before One will hang around and tell him what he wants to hear One will help by drownin' out the how'd you wind up heres One will hold him up, when love has let him down They do the best they can for a broken-hearted fool They go hand-in-hand with losin' you The Beer, the Band and the Barstool And the Barstool

Now girl I know you used to the same old same But we ain't floatin' that boat, no we ain't ridin' that train Hop on my rocket ship and let's get outta here Let me put a little shimmer in your atmosphere Now let's get outta this town, outta this club Girl whatever you're sippin' I'ma mix it up Take a few tick-tocks off of your clock Put a little Third Rock in your hip-hop I got that 1994, Joe Diffie comin' out my radio I'm just a country boy with a farmer's tan So help me girl I'll be your Pick-Up Man How 'bout a night to remember and a fifth of Goose 'Bout to bust out my honky-tonk attitude A little feel good you ain't never felt before I'm talkin' 1994 Hey Joe, Joe, Joe Diffie Joe, Joe, Joe Diffie Joe, Joe, Joe Diffie Girl don't you worry, now your ship just came in So go on tell your mama, tell all your friends That your new favorite color is John Deere green Hop in this truck aka Time Machine 1994, Joe Diffie comin' out my radio I'm just a country boy with a farmer's tan So help me girl I'll be your Pick-Up Man How 'bout a night to remember and a fifth of Goose 'Bout to bust out my honky-tonk attitude A little feel good you ain't never felt before I'm talkin' 1994 Hey Joe, Joe, Joe Diffie Joe, Joe, Joe Diffie Joe, Joe, Joe Diffie Baby if you're lookin' for a good time Let me take you to the C-O-U-N-T-R-Y Now baby let's go, holler if you're with me Hey Joe, come on and teach us how to Diffie 1994, Joe Diffie comin' out my radio I'm just a country boy with a farmer's tan So help me girl I'll be your Pick-Up Man How 'bout a night to remember and a fifth of Goose 'Bout to bust out my honky-tonk attitude A little feel good you ain't never felt before I'm talkin' 1994 Hey Joe, Joe, Joe Diffie Joe, Joe, Joe Diffie Joe, Joe, Joe Diffie Will the real Joe Diffie please stand up

Ooh, thinkin' about our younger years It was only you and me We were young and wild and free Now nothin' can take you away from me We've been down that road before But that's over now You keep me comin' back for more And baby, you're all that I want When you're lyin' here in my arms I'm findin' it hard to believe, we're in Heaven And love is all that I need And I found it there in your heart It isn't too hard to see, we're in Heaven Ooh, once in your life you find someone Who will turn your world around Pick you up when you're feelin' down Yeah, nothin' could change what you mean to me Oh, there's lots that I could say But just hold me now 'Cause our love will light the way And baby, you're all that I want When you're lyin' here in my arms I'm findin' it hard to believe, we're in Heaven And love is all that I need And I found it there in your heart It isn't too hard to see, we're in Heaven Yeah And I've been waitin' for so long For somethin' to arrive True love to come along Now our dreams are comin' true Through the good times and the bad Yeah, I'll be standin' there by you, ooh-whoa And baby, you're all that I want When you're lyin' here in my arms I'm findin' it hard to believe, we're in Heaven And love is all that I need And I found it there in your heart It isn't too hard to see, we're in Heaven Whoa, ooh-whoa, oh, oh-whoa You're all that l want, you're all that need

Looking back At the dead ends and the detours All I can do is long for a straighter line Yeah, I was lost I had no way of knowin' Where the twists and turns were goin' But sometimes you just gotta let the road wind Could have been easier? Yeah! A little smoother ride, maybe so But lying here with you Would I change one thing about that road? No I believe Things happen for a reason Even though you might not see it at the time 'Cause now I know Every plan that came unraveled Every crooked path I travelled in my life Led me here to your side Could it have been easier? Yeah A little smoother ride, maybe so But lying here with you Would I change one thing about that road? No Yeah, I finally found you Could it have been easier? Yeah A little smoother ride, maybe so But lying here with you Would I change one thing 'bout that road? It could have been easier, yeah A little smoother ride, maybe so But lying here with you Would I change one thing 'bout that road? No

You like the way that sounds? Little Jimmy Jackson is jackin' up his Bronco He's gonna lay a little rubber later on at the truck pull And all the girls are getting pretty, sprayin' on the White Rain Yeah, they're gonna get a rowdy tonight Down at the football game, yeah We let it rip when we got the money Let it roll if we got the gas It gets wild, yeah, but that's the way We get down in a Hicktown Well, you can see the neighbour's butt crack nailing on his shingles And his woman's smokin', Pall Mall's watchin' Laura In galls And granny's getting lit, she's headin' out to bingo Yeah, my buddies and me are goin' muddin' Down on Blue Hole Road, ah you know, you know We let it rip when we got the money Let it roll if we got the gas It gets wild, yeah, but that's the way We get down in a Hicktown We hear folks in the city party in Martini Bars And they like to show off in their fancy foreign cars Out here in the boon docks, we buy beer at Amoco And crank our Kraco speakers with that country radio We let it rip when we got the money Let it roll if we got the gas It gets wild, yeah, but that's the way We get down Oh, oh, we let it rip when we got the money Let it roll if we got the gas It's buck wild, yeah, but that's the way We get down in a Hicktown In a Hicktown It's the way we get down In a Hicktown Yeah, in a Hicktown Ah, we ain't finished yet Got your country boys and your red neck girls It's the party heard 'round the world Right here in Hicktown, yeah, in Hicktown The whole town is gettin' down Yeah, we let it rip when we got the money Let it roll if we got the gas It's buck wild, yeah, but that's the way We get down in a Hicktown In a Hicktown It's the way we get down Ah, take it home

Another corner jukebox Spinning twenty-bucks worth of songs Another almost burned-out neon sign To look at all night long Yeah, I've tried the same ol' places The midnight highs, covered all the bases You can stare at those rocks in that glass Turn 'em up but you can't turn it back 'Cause the whiskey's still gonna talk the same By three drinks in, you're gonna know her name You can hang around a brand-new crowd To kill some time Yeah, you can find A hole in the wall in any ol' town But last call still gonna shut you down No, you ain't changing her mind or changing her heart You're just changing bars Changing smoke Changing bar stools, Crown and Coke Yeah, goodbye still means gone No matter where you are You're just changing bars You ain't gonna be there long before the new wears off You're gonna find out fast That just another tab won't bring back what you lost You gonna learn that moving ain't moving on 'Cause the whiskey's still gonna talk the same By three drinks in, you're gonna know her name You can hang around a brand-new crowd To kill some time Yeah, you can find A hole in the wall in any ol' town But last call still gonna shut you down No, you ain't changing her mind or changing her heart Mm, you're just changing bars Yeah, you're just changing bars, changing smoke But there ain't nowhere she can't go 'Cause the whiskey's still gonna talk the same By three drinks in, you're gonna know her name You can hang around a brand-new crowd To kill some time Yeah, you can find A hole in the wall in any ol' town But last call still gonna shut you down No, you ain't changing her mind or changing her heart Yeah, goodbye still means gone No matter where you are Just changing bars Changing smoke Changing bar stools, Crown and Coke Yeah, you're just changing bars (yeah, goodbye still means gone) No matter where you are Mm, you're just changing bars