Another long, hard, working day gone, time to pack it up and head on home Sun's gonna rise, and I know I gotta do it all over again There's only two ways through this town, and I don't ever take the other way around I see the lights, and I slow down, it's like they pull me in I was gonna drive by, wasn't gonna stop Then my old truck found a front row spot Gonna drop in, but I wasn't gonna stay Then I heard a barstool calling my name Wasn't gonna let the bar twist my arm But I'm helpless in a honky tonk Said I wasn't gonna drink And then a country song came on I was almost one boot out of the door when the band kicked in 2, 3, 4 Blame it on ETC for keeping that neon burning on me I was gonna drive by, wasn't gonna stop Then my old truck found a front row spot Gonna drop in but I wasn't gonna stay Then I heard a barstool calling my name Wasn't gonna let the bar twist my arm But I'm helpless in a honky tonk Said I wasn't gonna drink And then a country song came on, yeah I was gonna get a good night's sleep And then a country song came on Save it for the end of the week And then a country song came on I was gonna drive by, wasn't gonna stop Then my old truck found a front row spot Gonna drop in but I wasn't gonna stay Then I heard an old flame calling my name Wasn't gonna let the bar twist my arm But I'm helpless in a honky tonk Said I wasn't gonna drink And then a country song came on I wasn't gonna drink And then a country song came on No, I wasn't gonna drink Yeah, a country song came on