Same Old Barstool

(Warm, leicht twangy, eine einfache Melodie, die hängen bleibt)

Verse 1

Friday night, courthouse square

Pickup trucks lined up everywhere

Radio hums that old familiar sound

Like this town’s never changed somehow

Screen door slams, crickets sing

Time moves slow for simple things

I’ve been gone, but I still know

Every crack in this old road

Pre-Chorus

Some folks chase big city dreams

I found mine in memories

Chorus

At the same old barstool, same old song

Same two chords I grew up on

Cold beer sweating in my hand

Life makes sense when it’s this plain

Yeah, the world spins fast, but I don’t care

I’m still right here, sittin’ in that chair

At the same old barstool

(Short melodic lick answering the vocal line)

Verse 2

Neon sign buzzes soft and low

Like it did twenty years ago

There’s a picture of Hank on the wall

Watching over us one and all

Mary Lou still tends the bar

Knows my name, knows my scars

She smiles and says, “You’re right on time”

Like I never crossed that county line

Pre-Chorus

Ain’t much, but it’s honest truth

This place still feels like home to you

Chorus

At the same old barstool, same old song

Same two chords I grew up on

Cold beer sweating in my hand

Life makes sense when it’s this plain

Yeah, the world spins fast, but I don’t care

I’m still right here, sittin’ in that chair

At the same old barstool

Daddy said, “Son, don’t forget

Where you came from, who you are yet”

I hear his voice when the jukebox plays

In every slow, familiar phrase

(Traditional country solo: melodic, tasteful bends, lots of space)

Final Chorus

At the same old barstool, same old tune

Same full moon over this town too

I’ve lost some things along the way

But I found myself back here today

Yeah, the world can roll on without me there

I’ll be right here, sayin’ a quiet prayer

At the same old barstool

Outro – Acoustic + Steel Guitar

(Fade out on a gentle riff)

Same old barstool…

Feels just right to me.