That teal blue panhandle water lookin' like a mirror right now Rods rigged up and ready I already gassed up the old scout Summer breeze blowing I already know it It's a good day for a boat ride Sunshine and a slow tide The wild hair and your eyes deep ocean blue, yeah It's a good day for livin' Catchin' some fish and No hurry where we're gettin' It's a good day for a boat ride It's a good day for a boat ride with you I can be the captain, you can have a day suntannin' on the bow If we run up on a honey Oh, we'll put the trollin' motor on down Sunsets and kisses It's an easy decision It's a good day for a boat ride Sunshine and a slow tide The wild hair and your eyes Deep ocean blue, yeah It's a good day for livin' Catchin' some fish and No hurry where we're gettin' It's a good day for a boat ride It's a good day for a boat ride with you It's a good day for a boat ride with you, oh So why we hesitatin' When out there a-waitin' is a Good day for a boat ride Sunshine and a slow tide The wild hair and your eyes Deep ocean blue, yeah It's a good day for livin' Catchin' some fish and No hurry where we're gettin' It's a good day for a boat ride It's a good day for a boat ride with you It's a good day for a boat ride with you

Pulling into port, kinda stout, sort of short (I tugs and I pulls and I pulls and I tugs) In the annals of your channels if you see me I'm your man-o (I tugs and I pulls and I pulls and I tugs) Back from the sea such a beautiful vessel (I tugs and I pulls but you won't see me wrestle) With the lady out to see, I don't mean to tip Let me go down with the ship Blowing out my steam is not what it seems I am a tugboat, how'd ya like a push Blowing out my steam is not what it seems I am a tugboat, how'd ya like a push I toot my horn toot-toot for the two things I do (I tugs and I pulls and I pulls and I tugs) Tug tug, I pull more than my own weight (chug chug) I steam when I'm feeling irate If I tugs and I tugs and I can't seem to lugs If I chugs and I chugs and I sort of start to tip A crafty man sometimes needs to be flip Let me go down with the ship Blowing out my steam is not what it seems I am a tugboat, how'd ya like a push How'd ya like a real push baby Blowing out my steam is not what it seems I am a tugboat, how'd ya like a push Come on Blowing out my steam is not what it seems I am a tugboat, how'd ya like a push How'd ya like a real push baby Blowing out my steam is not what it seems I am a tugboat, how'd ya like a push I tugs and I pulls and I pulls and I tugs I tugs and I pulls and I pulls and I tugs I tugs and I pulls and I pulls and I tugs I tugs and I pulls and I pulls and I tugs I tugs and I pulls and I pulls and I tugs Let me go down with the ship Pulling into port, kinda stout, sort of short (I tugs and I pulls and I pulls and I tugs) In the annals of your channels if you see me I'm your man-o (I tugs and I pulls and I pulls and I tugs) Back from the sea such a beautiful vessel (I tugs and I pulls but you won't see me wrestle) With the lady out to see, I don't mean to tip. Let me go down with the ship Blowing out my steam is not what it seems I am a tugboat, how'd ya like a push How'd ya like a real push baby Blowing out my steam is not what it seems I am a tugboat, how'd ya like a push Come on Blowing out my steam is not what it seems I am a tugboat, how'd ya like a push How'd ya like a real push baby Blowing out my steam is not what it seems I am a tugboat, how'd ya like a push Blowing out my steam is not what it seems I am a tugboat Blowing out my steam is not what it seems I am a tugboat Blowing out my steam is not what it seems I am a tugboat Blowing out my steam is not what it seems I am a tugboat Blowing out my steam is not what it seems Blowing out my steam is not what it seems Blowing out my steam is not what it seems Blowing out my steam, blowing out my steam

If he looks like he's bad news Six-foot five with a couple tattoos A smokin' habit and a drinking problem Sounds like he's my prince charming Blames his shit on his checkered past Like his DUI from his last relapse If he spent a couple nights in the county jail Well, somebody get me a wedding veil I can't change 'em I can't fix 'em But damn, I sure can pick 'em Pick up the tab when they ain't got a dime Pickin' up problems that ain't even mine Pickin' up em' though I know better I'm just picking up trash and callin' it treasure I'm picking up trash and calling it treasure I've tried making nice with the "Yes ma'am" types The kind I know my mama likes But I like good times, not good manners So I go on back on my low standards Pick up the tab when they ain't got a dime Pickin' up problems that ain't even mine Pickin' 'em up even though I know better I'm just pickin' up trash and callin' it treasure I'm pickin' up trash and callin' it treasure The liars, the losers One too many shot of whisky doers The prescription pill abusers Well, I always seem to choose them And pick up the tab when they ain't got a dime Pickin' up problems that ain't even mine Pickin' 'em up even though I know better Pickin' 'em up even though I know better Pickin' up the tab when they ain't got no dime Pickin' up problems that ain't even mine Pickin' 'em up even though I know better I'm just pickin' up trash and callin' it treasure I'm pickin' up trash and callin' it treasure I can't change 'em I can't fix 'em But damn, I sure can pick 'em

When the sun goes down in Nashville go out that Memphis highway Between Centerville and Dickson on the gravel roads and byways They'll be runnin' off the shine that will be bringin' in the bounty Saturday night in Hickman County At the beer joint on the black top country music's playin' steady And the workin' men are drinkin' and they're rough and they are ready And the girl behind the counter who has all the boys a buzzin' Will be leavin' with her husband Saturday night in Hickman County Down upon the Piney River parked beside the pretty water In the backseat of a Chevy is your next door neighbor's daughter They have split up into pairs the four that went off datin' double Gettin' that po' girl into trouble Saturday night in Hickman County All the farmers in the valley will be sittin' by the fire Watch the late news on the TV then they'll quietly retire Thankful just to be a livin' thankful that tomorrow's Sunday Sorry that the next day's Monday Saturday night in Hickman County Saturday night in Hickman County