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)

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

If I could hold on to just one thought For long enough to know Why my mind is moving so fast And the conversation is slow. Burn off all the fog And let the sun through to the snow Let me see your face again Before I have to go. I have seen you in the movies And in those magazines at night I saw you on the barstool when You held that glass so tight. And I saw you in my nightmares But I'll see you in my dreams And I might live a thousand years Before I know what that means. Once there was a friend of mine Who died a thousand deaths His life was filled with parasites And countless idle threats. He trusted in a woman And on her he made his bets Once there was a friend of mine Who died a thousand deaths.

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

Ain't got no tread left on these tires Ain't got no sole left on these boots I'm pretty damn good at startin' fires Ain't never no good at plantin' roots But if I had a dollar and a tattoo For every heart I broke I'd have a mansion in Malibu And you'd call me Post Malone I'm livin' paycheck to paycheck, longneck to longneck Sun up to sunset and ridin' 'til the wheels come off MAPCO to a map dot, roll a flyin' J at a truck stop Livin' paycheck to paycheck 'til my money's all gone I'm rollin' like a tumbleweed And ol' smokey's hot on my trail There ain't no aces left up my sleeve And I'll go to Texas and y'all can just go to hell I'm livin' paycheck to paycheck, longneck to longneck Sun up to sunset and ridin' 'til the wheels come off MAPCO to a map dot, roll a flyin' J at a truck stop Livin' paycheck to paycheck 'til my money's all gone Feels like I'm livin' in a movie Lost boys, up in smoke Highway trippin', Mad Max livin' Welcome to The Thunder Dome I'm livin' paycheck to paycheck, longneck to longneck Sun up to sunset and ridin' 'til the wheels come off MAPCO to a map dot, roll a flyin' J at a truck stop Livin' paycheck to paycheck 'til my money's all gone Paycheck to paycheck 'til my money's all gone

I'm gonna spend it, yeah 'Cause I earned it, yeah Forty hour week, ten hours overtime Sitting in traffic, working all the time Gonna drink it, yeah I'll make it worth it, yeah Straight from the bank to the honky-tonk Burning a hole Paycheck, won't you take my blues away? Paycheck, won't you take my blues away? Yeah, I've been waiting on you since Monday And it's work, work, work And I need a break Won't you take my blues away? I got cash, yeah Should I save it, no 'Cause I'm buying rams like I'm crazy Two for one for the ladies 'Cause they're fine, yeah We'll be going all night Straight from the bank to the honky-tonk Burning a hole Paycheck, won't you take my blues away? Paycheck, won't you take my blues away? Yeah, I've been waiting on you since Monday And it's work, work, work And I need a break Won't you take my blues away? So drink it, yeah And spend it, yeah 'Cause we're climbing that ladder Punching that clock So raise them up Paycheck, won't you take my blues away? Paycheck, won't you take my blues away? Yeah, I've been waiting on you since Monday And it's work, work, work And I need a break Won't you take my blues away? Paycheck, won't you take my blues away? Paycheck, won't you take my blues away? Yeah, I've been waiting on you since Monday And it's work, work, work And I need a break Won't you take my blues away? Oh yeah, babe