Lyrics
Verse:
Late one hot summer night
I saw a broke down bar off 75
12 dollars to my name and down on my luck
I grabbed my 6 string and parked my truck
Verse:
Bartender asked son what'll it be
I told him jack straight up and a gig for me
He said what do you play
I told him country music gets me through the day
He pointed to the corner said there's your Man
Bridge chorus:
His eyes were bloodshot and wide
Fingers callused, cracked, and dried
An unlit cigarette dangled from his lips
His voice a rasp he said son answer me this
Chorus:
Can ya play all night while you tie one on
Have you lived in the shadows with everything gone
Do you wear your heart right there on your sleeve
Had the woman you love pick up and leave
Do you do it for the money or cause it sets you free
Can you put the words right where they belong
Cuz that's The Craft
Of writing a country song
Verse:
Smoke and beer hit me like a wall
A still in the corner, pure grain alcohol
I sat down on that stool and I picked my tune
Played out a rhythm about a girl named June
Verse:
When my song finished I heard the crowd sigh
That old man in the corner had tears in his eyes
He lit that cigarette dangling from his lips
Drew in his last breath and took his last sip
Bridge chorus:
His eyes were bloodshot and wide
Fingers calloused, cracked, and dried
That lit cigarette dangled from his lips
His voice a rasp he said son...you have a hit
Chorus:
Cause you can play all night while you tie one on
You’ve lived in the shadows with everything gone
You wear your heart right there on your sleeve
Had the woman you love pick up and leave
You're don’t do it for the money cause it sets you free
You put the words right where they belong
cuz you’ve got The Craft
Of writing a country song