Don't Give a Damn

I've spent my later 20s in a honky-tonk somewhere
Carousing with them barflies with all them thoughts to spare
Where the dancing went all night and the women were oh so fair
And there's no place that I'd rather be that ever will compare

Well them school kids come and go and they try hard to fit in
Like the many bands of grown to love that I've often seen
And with the vagabonds and bartenders
There's a common theme we share
That music heard both far and wide so beautiful and rare
Oh the nights were young the times were fast and lovin' was in the air
And you might find it hard to understand if you weren't there
Yeah you might find it hard to understand if you weren't here

Now I've met so many people and heard lots of good jokes
And I've drank so many beers and shared lots of good smoke
If a good band left I tried not to fret
Because the jukebox was always there
And they tried really hard to fill them slots with bands from everywhere
Oh the nights were young the times were fast and lovin' was in the air
And you might find it hard to understand if you weren't there
Oh you might find it hard to understand if you weren't here

Pearl snaps and boots and cowboy hats would permeate the scene
And that dance floor filled with sweat every time a traveling troubadour would sing
All the goons the cools the bikers and fools and hipsters all would share
That bar life filled with smoke and booze just made the perfect pair
Oh the nights were young the times were fast and loving was in the air
And good folks came to vent their stress and dance away all their cares
Don't let them give you shit for the things that we did
And the life we've been living here... over here
Because I don't give a damn if you weren't there
No we don't give a damn if you weren't there
You might find it hard to understand but buddy I don't care
Because I don't give a damn if you weren't there