Tailgate Honey

You pulled up in that red dust truck

With a dent in the door from a Saturday buck

Your boots had clay from the pasture road

And your laugh made the whole porch glow

I had a screen door slam and a cold sweet tea

You said, "Mind if I park right here with me?"

We watched that sky turn copper and gold

By the time you spoke, I was already sold

And I could tell by the way you smiled

You were trouble with a country dial

My name on your tongue felt like home

Then your hand found mine on the stone

Tailgate honey, stay a little longer

Tailgate honey, you make me stronger

Swing me close when the night gets blue

Tailgate honey, I'm stuck on you

(stuck on you)

Tailgate honey, don't let me go

That dirt road love is all I know

Now your cap's on my dash by the country church

And your coffee cup ring's on a worn-out shirt

We got fence-post dreams and a leaky front step

A half-finished kiss and a little more left

You hum in the kitchen while the bacon burns

Then you grin like you like what you earn

Every little thing that you do

Turns my long hard week into something true

And I could tell by the way you smiled

You were trouble with a country dial

My name on your tongue felt like home

Then your hand found mine on the stone

Tailgate honey, stay a little longer

Tailgate honey, you make me stronger

Swing me close when the night gets blue

Tailgate honey, I'm stuck on you

(stuck on you)

Tailgate honey, don't let me go

That dirt road love is all I know

If the rain comes down, we'll ride it out

If the truck breaks down, we'll laugh it out

With your old ring-scar on the steering wheel

And my heart wide open, honest and real

Tailgate honey, stay a little longer

Tailgate honey, you make me stronger

Swing me close when the night gets blue

Tailgate honey, I'm stuck on you

(stuck on you)

Tailgate honey, don't let me go

That dirt road love is all I know