Damn Good Dog - Willy Tea Taylor & The River Arkansas

A little smoke from a grill A buncha trucks in the field, yeah This is how the start of a hangover feels And that Skynyrd ain't helping Hell, I'm free as a bird too 'Cause it's Friday evening and I got a little bit of payday to lose Well damn good time, good to see you again Yeah, I ain't bumped into you since the last weekend Called some friends, cracked a beer Heard a song, there you are Went from taking it easy to partying hard You never really know how it happens All of a sudden, you're just buzzin' and havin' A damn good time, ah yeah She was last out of three Hoppin' out of that Jeep She made a stop at a cooler and a b-line to me And said play something country So, we sang Brooks & Dunn Ended up on side of a red dirt road in a bed of a half-ton Well damn good time, good to see you again Yeah, I ain't bumped into you since the last weekend Called some friends, cracked a beer Heard a song, there you are Went from taking it easy to partying hard You never really know how it happens All of a sudden, you're just buzzin' and havin' A damn good time Yeah, a damn good time Ooh, want the hold to never end Ooh, kinda like a long-lost friend Saying, damn good time, good to see you again Yeah, you got me saying Well damn good time, good to see you again Well, I ain't bumped into you since the last weekend Called some friends, cracked a beer Heard a song, there you are Went from taking it easy to partying hard You never really know how it happens All of a sudden, you're just buzzin' and havin' A damn good time Damn good time Said a damn good time Damn good time c'mon

Damn good woman Damn, damn good woman, woman Woman, e-e, e-eh No handouts, I'm handmade No, I didn't take no shortcuts, I took the long way Didn't always go the right way, but it was my way Can't nobody tell me nothing now Nothing now Had I known hard times were making me stronger I could've done it much longer Laughed at the pain and the hunger, I know Pressure was shaping up diamonds In me so I can be shining Worth every minute of fighting I'm thankful for the bad times (bad times) They made a damn good woman Thankful for the tears cried (tears cried) They made a damn good woman Oh, I ain't afraid of my world falling down 'Cause I know just how to build it up from the ground Thankful for the bad times (bad times) They made a damn good woman Kept my head high, I stayed walking Feeling sorry for myself, never an option But oh, I made it to the high road from the bottom But can't nobody tell me nothing now Nothing now Had I known hard times were making me stronger I could've done it much longer Laughed at the pain and the hunger, I know Pressure was shaping up diamonds (shaping up diamonds) In me so I can be shining (I can be shining) Worth every minute of fighting I'm thankful for the bad times (bad times) They made a damn good woman (woman, yeah yeah) Thankful for the tears cried (tears cried) They made a damn good woman (damn good woman) Oh, I ain't afraid of moving or falling down (down, down) 'Cause I know just how to build it up from the ground Thankful for the bad times (bad times) They made a damn good woman Damn good woman Damn, damn good woman Damn good woman You're a damn good woman, yeah Damn good woman Damn, damn good woman, woman Damn good woman I'm thankful for the bad times They made a damn good woman, yeah yeah yeah I'm thankful for the tears cried Cry made a damn good woman, woman (yeah, yeah) Damn good woman Damn, damn good woman, woman (You're a damn good woman) woman Damn good woman, yeah yeah yeah Damn good woman Damn, damn good woman, yeah yeah, yeah Yeah Oh, woman, yeah Woman woman Woman, woman, woman, yeah yeah Woman, woman, yeah yeah Woman Woman, woman Woman, woman, woman Woman, woman (eh)

We met up at my place 'Cause my folks were out of town It was our last night together We were gonna make it count We were headed off to Arbor, Texas Tech, and Kansas state Like a band of brothers breaking up With one more show to play So we drink a case of shiner And all my daddy's maker's mark Pull them speakers on the back porch Sat around and smoked cigars We sang along and laughed 'til dawn And watched that red sunrise That was a damn good goodbye I was hurtin' that next morning But I had one thing left to do 'Cause the only girl I'd ever loved Was bound for Baton Rouge We said we'd make it work But we both knew that was a lie High school love ain't strong enough for a seven-hour drive So we parked out by the football field Where we knew we'd be alone Lean them bucket seats way back We made love all night long Jumped the fence sat in the stands And watched that red sunrise That was a damn good goodbye They ain't ever easy And sometimes they go bad Oh, but sometimes they turn into The best times you ever had Nothing makes a memory That you'll take with you all your life Like a damn good goodbye

Sailing down Down the Styx again Without you, my love I want to return but then I see all my friends They want me to join, but then They all melt away Without you alone And the river's running through my veins Lately, she don't seem the same And the blood keeps calling out my name I pass by the sins Left by a different man Tides brought them here Cast by a different hand And the wisps of the winds Blow with the Styx again Pushing me on Without you alone And the river's running through my veins Lately, she don't seem the same And the blood keeps calling out my name And the river running down And the river running down And the river running down And the river My will must be strong To rise with a different light My will must belong I'm still pushing for different heights And the wisps of the winds Blow with the Styx again The river runs red And I'm left alone And the river's running through my veins Lately, she don't seem the same And the blood keeps calling out my name And the river's running yeah Help me baby Help me baby Help me baby Help me baby ooo yeah Help me baby Help me baby Help me baby Yes