Country, Again

For the last 6 months I’ve been rediscovering country music. I used to listen to it waaay back in the early 90s, and of course growing up listening to Alabama which was my Mom’s favorite band. I have a few faves such as Keith Urban and Darius Rucker. Lately Luke Bryan has been getting my attention. I prefer his cross-over mix of country and hip-hop, if you can imagine that, in “My Kind of Night”! 😉

A couple of weeks ago I heard him perform his song “Drink a Beer” and the tears rolled. There aren’t as many of those “make me cry” moments as there were a few months ago, but this song really hit home.  It brought that moment back, I didn’t hang up the phone, I just handed it over and I took a walk…

I can listen to it now without crying, which is good since it plays pretty often on the radio. It brings a smile to my face now as I can imagine all of my Dad’s buddies drinking a beer in remembrance of him.

When I got the news today
I didn’t know what to say.
So I just hung up the phone.

I took a walk to clear my head,
This is where the walking lead
Can’t believe you’re really gone
I don’t feel like going home

So I’m gonna sit right here
On the edge of this pier
Watch the sunset disappear
And drink a beer

Funny how the good ones go
Too soon, but the good Lord knows
The reasons why, I guess

Funny how the greater plan
Is too hard to understand
Right now it don’t make sense
I can’t make it all make sense

So I’m gonna sit right here
On the edge of this pier
Watch the sunset disappear
And drink a beer

So long my friend
Until we meet again
I’ll remember you
And all the times that we used to…

…sit right here on the edge of this pier
And watch the sunset disappear
And drink a beer
Drink a beer,
Drink a beer.

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