Two Beers Ago - Shane Worley

I had a hand me down ride painted rattle can red Second hand tires with poor boy tread Made a lot of almost love in the bed of that truck That got stuck a lot Just letter jacket boys singing Jerry Jeff songs Drinking everything we could get our hands on Learning 'bout right by doing it wrong Hoping we didn't get caught And we spent what little bit of money we had On wintergreen Skoal and main street gas Go get your girl, go make the drag If you're lucky you can take her cross the rail road tracks Where the man in the moon works his magic On the second runner up of the 4H pageant Seems like yesterday, even though That was fourteen hundred and fifty two beers ago Skipped that town on my birthday For eighteen years I was headed that way Where old red stopped I just stayed In a room without a view I met a one look girl in a two bit bar I had a place, she had a car I won her heart with my guitar I sang her the homesick blues 'bout Spending what little bit of money we had On wintergreen Skoal and main street gas Go get your girl, go make the drag If you're lucky you can take her cross the railroad tracks Where the man in the moon works his magic On the second runner up of the 4H pageant It seems like yesterday, even though That was fifteen hundred and sixty two beers ago Spending what little bit of money we had On wintergreen Skoal and main street gas And go get your girl and go make the drag If you're lucky you can take her cross the railroad tracks Where the man in the moon works his magic On the second runner up of the 4H pageant It seems like yesterday, even though That was sixteen hundred and fifty two beers A whole lot of highway, a whole lot of year Sixteen hundred and fifty three beers ago

I wish it was two weeks ago In your room that night, I wish I'd known When you held me tight, wish I hadn't let go And I wish it was two weeks ago I wish we kissed when we first wanted And we didn't miss all the time we did When we said goodbye, wish I hadn't let go And I wish it was two weeks ago You were driving fast, I was holding back And I loved you babe, but I bet you knew that The song was true and the sky was black God, I wish it was two weeks ago When you said, "We're like your mum and dad" Knew you loved me babe, when you told me that And the song was true and the sky was black God, I wish it was two weeks ago, woah-oh I wish it was two weeks ago, woah-oh I wish when we went to the beach that day We'd taken more pictures, I'd been more brave I was happier than I'd ever known Now I wish it was two weeks ago The airport broke us in two A friend drove me 'cause you couldn't do And that last kiss, couldn't look at you But I wish I did You were falling fast, I was holding back And I loved you babe, but I bet you knew that The song was true and the sky was black God, I wish it was two weeks ago And when you said, "We're like your mum and dad" Knew you loved me babe, when you told me that And the song was true and the sky was black God, I wish it was two weeks ago, woah-oh I wish it was two weeks ago, woah-oh I wish it was two weeks ago I wish it was two weeks ago, woah-oh I was yours so fast, I was scared so bad God, I loved you babe, did I tell you that? The song was true, now it's all I have And I wish it was two weeks ago And when you said, "We're like your mum and dad" Knew you loved me babe, when you told me that Now the song's for you, and it's all we have And I wish it was two weeks ago

Lookin' in the bathroom mirror Puttin' my makeup on Maybelline can't hide the lines Of time that's gone I weighed 105 soakin' wet I'd knock 'em dead in that sundress Had it all, just too young to know That was twenty years and two husbands ago I remember when he took my hand And said "I do" And the kitchen I was standin' in When he said "I'm through" And I swore I'd never fall back in Put my heart through that again Never let somebody get that close But that was twenty years and two husbands ago Water under the bridge I guess that's all life really is That's just the way it is Drivin' the kids to school today It occurred to me With all the wrong turns that I've made I'm right where I should be But I go back there from time to time Lookin' for that peace of mind And find it's always just a dead-end road Yeah, that was twenty years and two husbands ago Water under the bridge I guess that's all life really is That's just the way it is Lookin' in the bathroom mirror Puttin' my makeup on

When I was just a boy, we'll call it 15 or so I found myself annoyed by a syndrome of sorts in my bones That girl who's next to me, she found herself bored to tears She realized that if she wanted conversation, she's out of luck for three more years When I moved away from home, 100 miles or so I knew a change had grown inside my awkwardly long limbs and bones That girl who's next to me, she's friendly and thoughtful and quite awfully pretty But all she has to say is a meat head-themed monologue on why Brad ran away She said, "All I can hope for is for me to get better Because all I can take is no more I'll win him back again, we'll be lovers, best friends He won't need no other woman like he did way back when he was with me" He needed more than me I'm friendly and thoughtful and quite awfully pretty But he needed more than me When I felt that I should leave, we'll call it midnight or so I found myself annoyed by a syndrome of sorts in her bones That girl who's next to me, she don't know her worth in this town Because her face starts to shine when that meat head behind me Is grinning as he's checking her out I said, "All I can hope for is for you to get better Because all I can take is no more I'll hide where I can, away from you and your friends Leaking tears over beers once again" Leaking tears over beers once again Leaking tears over beers once again

A mist halos the meadow and a soft wind Breathes a whisper through the trees As i lean against a hickory I close my eyes and I can almost see The ghostly forms of blue and gray And I can almost hear the cannons blast Standin' in the prescence of the past The first few waves came cheerin' Fear and hatred runnin' through their blood When the day was finally over Those left wadin' through a crimson flood To think I could be right here In the spot where some young soldier breathed his last Standin' in the prescence of the past Brother fightin' brother Father fightin' son By the time the sun was settin' Looked like the South had won Now my mouth's as dry as cotton And my heart is beatin' fast Standin' in the prescence of the past Sunrise caught the rebels sleepin' and they woke To hear a Yankee bugle blow Bullets flew like angry hornets Till the peach tree blossoms drifted down like snow It must have been like hell on earth What happened here is more than we can grasp Standin' in the prescence of the past Brother fightin' brother Father fightin' son By the time the smoke had lifted They knew the North had won Lord my soul feels empty As my tears fall on this grass Standin' in the prescence of the past Brother killin' brother Father slayin' son From the looks of this old graveyard Hell nobody really won Somethin's changed inside me It sure can happen fast Standin' in the prescence of the past A mist halos the meadow and a soft wind Breathes a whisper through the trees