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well me and my lady had our first big fight so i drove
around til'i saw the neon lights at the corner bar and it just seemed right so i pulled up
not a soul around but the old barkeep down at the end lookin half asleep
but he walked up and said what'll it be
i said the good stuff
he didnt reach around for the whiskey
he didn't pour me a beer
his blue eyes kinda went misty
he said u cant find that here
cuz its the first long kiss on the second date
your mamma's all worried when u get home late
and droppin the ring in the spaghetti plate cuz your hands r shakin so much
and its the way that she looks w/ her eyes and her hair
eatin burnt suppers the whole first year and
askin for seconds to keep her from tearin up
ya man thats the good stuff
he grabbed a carton of milk and he poured a glass
i smiled and said ill have some of that
we sat there and talked as an hour passed like old friends
i saw a black and white picture and it caught my stare
it was a purty girl w/ bouffant hair
he said thats my bonnie
takin bout a year after we wed
he said i spent 5 years in the bars
when the cancer took her from me
but i been sober 3 yrs now cuz the one thing stronger than the
whiskey was the site of ther 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 skool love
and its a new t-shirt saying im a grandpa
being right there as our time got small
and holdin her hand when the good lord called her up
ya man thats the good stuff
he said when u get home she'll start to cry
when she says im
sorrysay so am i and look into those eyes so deep in love
and drink it up
cuz thats the good stuff
thats the good stuff
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