(Intro – Banjo roll meets steel bend) 🎸 [Fast strum in G, drums brush in, steel moans lightly behind] --- (Verse 1) I’ve been runnin’ with the midnight crowd, Too long hidin’ from the lost and proud. Neon glow’s been my company, And that jukebox knows my misery. Bar stool preacher said, “Son, slow down, Ain’t no peace in this one-horse town.” But the banjo played a tune so sweet, I found my soul beneath my feet. --- (Chorus) Barroom set me free tonight, From the ghosts that haunt that neon light. Steel guitar cryin’ soft and low, Lord, I’m ready, let that whiskey go. Been a prisoner to my own decree — Come on, barroom, set me free. --- (Verse 2) I’ve danced with the dark, I’ve stared at sin, Watched good times fade to the shape I’m in. But the fiddle sang and the banjo rolled, And I felt that fire deep in my soul. The barkeep smiled, said, “That’s your cue,” “Don’t let the bottle be the end of you.” So I left that stool and the broken key, And I walked out hummin’ harmony. --- (Chorus) Barroom set me free tonight, From the ghosts that haunt that neon light. Steel guitar cryin’ soft and low, Lord, I’m ready, let that whiskey go. Been a prisoner to my own decree — Come on, barroom, set me free. --- (Bridge – Banjo & Steel Trade Riffs) 🎵 Banjo rolls up bright — steel slides underneath like a sigh. 🎵 Short fiddle fill before final chorus. --- (Final Chorus – Big Harmony Vocals) Barroom set me free tonight, Let the dawn replace this fight. No more heartache, no more plea, Just the sound of grace inside of me. Let the banjo play my victory — Come on, barroom… set me free. --- (Tag – Slow fade with steel echo) 🎸 Banjo slows to a soft roll, steel swells gently “Yeah, barroom… you finally set me free.” --
