Alarm goes off at 4:30 AM
Stiff in the joints, yeah, here we go again
Hitting the road for that twelve-hour grind
Trying to leave all my worries behind
Then it’s straight back home to the house in the trees
Where nobody’s happy and nobody’s pleased
Two vacations a year, everything that they want
But the silence at dinner is starting to haunt
Yeah, the misses is distant, the kids want some more
And I’m left just staring at the kitchen floor
(Chorus)
So give me one shot of beer just to wash down the day
Two shots of whiskey to chase it away
Three shots of tequila, now I’m feeling okay
Easing my mind, letting go of the pain
Working my life just to build up a dream
But nothing is ever as good as it seems
Looking for the light at the end of the gray
But until I get there, I’m just one shot away
Yeah, I’m one shot away
(Verse 2)
My back is screaming, my knees are shot
Giving them everything that I’ve got
Balancing work, trying to stay in the zone
Answering emails from my telephone
Trying to be a daddy, trying to be a man
Holding the pieces together with both of my hands
Some days are good, some days I lose my mind
Searching for peace that I just cannot find
So I look at the bottle to push it all down
And drown out the noise in this quiet town
(Chorus)
So give me one shot of beer just to wash down the day
Two shots of whiskey to chase it away
Three shots of tequila, now I’m feeling okay
Easing my mind, letting go of the pain
Working my life just to build up a dream
But nothing is ever as good as it seems
Looking for the light at the end of the gray
But until I get there, I’m just one shot away
(Bridge)
I keep pushing through just to keep my sanity
Fighting the ghosts of who I used to be
Is there a light at the end of this road?
Or am I just carrying too heavy a load?
(Guitar Solo - High energy, soaring country-rock bend)
(Chorus)
Yeah, give me one shot of beer just to wash down the day
Two shots of whiskey to chase it away
Three shots of tequila, now I’m feeling okay
Easing the stress, numbing the pain
Working my life just to build up a dream
But nothing is ever as good as it seems
Looking for the light at the end of the gray
But until I get there, I’m just one shot away
(Outro)
Yeah, just one shot away...
Pour it up, knock it back.
One shot away.
