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We have all been sharing songs that mean something to us. This song is by Kenny Chesney, and I still remember the first time I heard this song, I had to pull over because I was bawling. I pray everyday that my "A" will remember what the good stuff really is!
Well me and my lady had our first big fight So I drove around till I saw the neon lights at a corner bar It just seemed right, so I pulled up Not a soul around but the old bar keep down at the end lookin' half asleep He walked up and said "What'll it be?" I said,''The good stuff" He didn't reach around for the whiskey He didn't pour me a beer His blue eyes kind of went misty He said, "You can't find that here."
Chorus 1:
Cause its the first long kiss on a second date your momma's all worried when you get home late Droppin the ring in the spaghetti plate cause your hands are shakin so much It's the way that she looks with the rice in her hair Eatin' burnt suppers the whole first year and askin for seconds to keep her from tearin' up Yeah man, that's the good stuff
He grabbed a carton of milk and he poured a glass then I smiled and said, "I'll have some of that." We sat there and talked as an hour passed like old friends Saw a black and white picture and it caught my stare It was a pretty girl with bouffant hair He said, "That's my Bonnie, taken 'bout a year after we wed." He said, "Spent 5 years in the bottle, when the cancer took her from me, But Ive been sober 3 years now 'Cause the one thing stronger than the whiskey
Chorus 2:
Was the sight of her holdin' my baby girl The way she adored that string of pearls I gave her the day that our youngest boy Earl, married his high school love and it's a new t-shirt saying "I'm a grandpa" and being right there as our time got small, And holdin her hand when the good Lord called her up Yeah man, That's the good stuff
Bridge:
He said, ''When you get home she'll start to cry, When she says, ''Im sorry,'' say ''So am I'' Then look into those eyes so deep in love and drink it up 'Cause thats the good stuff That's the good stuff
Thanks for letting me share!
Much Love,
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"Today's problems can not be solved if we still think the way we did when we created them" -Albert Einstein
Yes, I love that song too. So many speak to our hearts.
Lots of songs about alcohol. I like Brad Paisley's music but two of his most recent ones -- Alcohol and Whiskey Lullaby are hard for me to listen to. Everyone loves his song Alcohol. I just wish I could see all the humor in it. Maybe someday.
Just thinking out loud,
Maria123
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If I am not for me, who will be? If I am only for myself, then who am I? If not now, when?
Yes I to had a hard time with Whiskey Lullaby, until I saw the video. When I saw that I saw the pain, and I couldn't help but empathize with the two characters. And when I hear the song alcohol it speaks alot of truth, but I don't find it humorus now either.
(((((((Carol))))))))),
Thanks, I am trying to keep the hope alive.
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"Today's problems can not be solved if we still think the way we did when we created them" -Albert Einstein
