Fat Catfish Bitin’ Tonight

Verse 1

Night’s already settled on the water deep

Moon laid out where the shadows sleep

Fire’s burnin’ low with a slow orange glow

And the lake’s black glass just driftin’ slow

Got a line out tight in the quiet still

Cooler’s cracked with a nightcap chill

Little beer, little tequila burn

Just waitin’ on that line to turn

Chorus

Yeah, the fat catfish bitin’ tonight

Way past dusk in that pale moonlight

No sunset left, just stars and sparks

And somethin’ movin’ in the dark

Line goes tight and my heart kicks in

That drag starts hummin’ low again

Yeah, this right here’s my kind of wish

Dead of night and a fat catfish

Verse 2

Frogs sound off like a backwoods choir

Smoke rolls slow off a dying fire

Glow stick flickers on that line

Like a little green star just biding time

Leanin’ back in that old lawn chair

Cool night breeze in the humid air

Then that rod tip dipped just once, then gone

And I knew damn well somethin’s on

Chorus

Yeah, the fat catfish bitin’ tonight

Ain’t no sun, just that silver light

Pulled me straight outta that easy dream

Into a fight with somethin’ mean

Water splashed and the reel cried out

Echoed soft where the woods go quiet

Yeah, nothin’ else in this world exists

But me locked in with that catfish

Bridge

Couldn’t see him, just felt that pull

Heavy, deep, and powerful

Hands got tight, boots dug in

Laughin’ low in the dark like sin

Final Chorus (laid back, satisfied)

Yeah, that fat catfish bitin’ tonight

Made it worth every second of night

Now the fire’s low and the line’s back still

And I’m ridin’ out that peaceful feel

Got a story sittin’ by my side

And a slow burn buzz I can’t deny

Yeah, life don’t get much better than this

Late night lake and a fat catfish

Outro

No sunset… no sound…

Just that line…

And whatever’s swimmin’ around