Tie One On

Tie one one, tie one on
When the road won't rise to meet you, every step stands to defeat you
Tie one on
Tie one one, tie one on
When the wind shreds like a bullwhip, sidle up, take a full sip
Tie one on

For those behind bars, counting the stars
Who didn't do nothin' but steal before they starve

Tie one one, tie one on
When Amanda's mad as all hell
Crying, "You can't unring this bell"
Tie one on

Tie one one, tie one on
When the stretch ahead looks rocky and your horse's lost his jockey
Tie one on

Tie one one, tie one on
When you stand before some old judge, and his miserable fat ass won't budge
Tie one on

For Stagger's Stetson hat and my baby's gold caps
And the women who drive men to the grave in Cadillacs

Tie one one, tie one on
For tear-stained letters from kinfolk, bad tattoos, dirty old jokes
Tie one one

For the broken, widowed men who never loved again
But drank themselves to death just to be with their friends

Tie one one, tie one on
For the line cook and the dishwasher, who'll be joining us when they get off work
Tie one on