[Verse 1]
Dust on Main and a neon sign
Pool balls clickin’ past closing time
He said my name like a bad old debt
I took one step and the whole room went
Old boys froze with their hands half-raised
Bartender ducked, let the trouble blaze
Outside my keys hit the gravel bed
That V8 woke up and the night went red
[Pre-Chorus]
Small town, big talk
Crowd moves back
One wrong word
And I’m on that track
[Chorus]
Brawl in the bar
Burn in the car
American muscle
Tearin’ off hard
Bar fight scars
Fast car start
Brawl in the bar
(Bar fight, bar fight)
[Verse 2]
Chrome on the hood and a cracked front tooth
Mama said, “Boy, that don’t look good on you”
But the county line got a second chance
And my right foot found a new romance
Cherry red paint and a quarter-mile prayer
Tires sang loud through the summer air
Won’t stay still when the blood runs hot
Same old fight, just a faster shot
[Pre-Chorus]
Small town, big talk
Crowd moves back
One wrong word
And I’m on that track
[Chorus]
Brawl in the bar
Burn in the car
American muscle
Tearin’ off hard
Bar fight scars
Fast car start
Brawl in the bar
(Bar fight, bar fight)
[Bridge]
I don’t ask for peace, I just make it home
With a busted lip and a tank full of chrome
If you hear that rumble rollin’ by your door
You already know what I’m comin’ for
[Final Chorus]
Brawl in the bar
Burn in the car
American muscle
Tearin’ off hard
Bar fight scars
Fast car start
Brawl in the bar
(Bar fight, bar fight)
Brawl in the bar
Burn in the car
American muscle
Tearin’ off hard