Top Shelf Tonight

Verse 1

Been a long damn week, I’m feelin’ it now

Neon buzzin’, sweat on the glass

Bartender says, “Same as last time?”

I said, “Nah man… not tonight.”

Pre-Chorus

I’ve done my time with the cheap stuff

Burned my throat just tryin’ to forget

Tonight I wanna taste what I paid for

Slow it down, take a breath

Chorus

Put it in the top shelf tonight

I don’t want fast, I don’t want cheap

I want somethin’ smooth I can feel in my sleep

Raise it up, don’t drown it out

If I’m gonna drink, I’m drinkin’ proud

Yeah I earned this one, every damn mile

Top shelf tonight at the bar

Verse 2

Jukebox playin’ somethin’ sad

Couple friends, couple ghosts in the back

Everybody’s got a story here

Some we laugh about, some disappear

Pre-Chorus

Ain’t about money, ain’t about show

It’s about knowin’ when to say no

To the bottom row and the bad decisions

I’ve had enough of those

Verse 3

Clock on the wall says half past done

Bar’s thinnin’ out, but I’m still numb

Bartender wipes down what’s left of the day

Night figures out who’s gonna stay

Verse 4

I’ve chased the night till it chased me back

Learned real quick what I can’t outrun

Some lessons hit like a punch to the chest

Some just sit there when the noise is gone

Put it in the top shelf tonight

For the hell we lived and the wrongs we righted

I don’t need much, just one good pour

And a reason to come back for more

Raise it up, hear the glass hit hard

To the long road home and the quiet dark

If you’re still standin’, you’ve come this far

Top shelf tonight at the bar

Verse 5

Used to think more meant feelin’ alive

Another round, another lie

Now I know when to slow it down

Let one good drink say its goodbyes

Bridge

Here’s to the ones that didn’t make it

Here’s to the ones that did

Here’s to learnin’ the hard way

What’s worth pourin’ in

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Final Chorus

Put it in the top shelf tonight

For the hell we lived and the wrongs we righted

I don’t need much, just one good pour

And a reason to come back for more

Raise it up, hear the glass hit hard

To the long road home and the quiet dark

If you’re still standin’, you’ve come this far

Top shelf tonight at the bar

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Pre-Outro

Bartender says, “Last call, brother”

I nod like I knew it all along

Some nights you drink to forget

Some nights you drink ’cause you made it through