Cheap Beer & Old Friends

Verse 1 Same old bar on a Tuesday night Flickering sign, busted neon light Pool table hums like it always did Chalk on the cue, feel like a kid We ain’t rich, but we’re rich enough Laughing loud, calling bluffs Time slows down when you walk back in Like it never took a damn thing Pre-Chorus We lost a few years, yeah, life got loud But we found ourselves right here and now Chorus Here’s to cheap beer and old friends Bent cues, bad shots, and second chances We don’t talk dreams, we don’t pretend We just line ’em up and let it spin If the world ends when the lights go dim Let it end with cheap beer and old friends Verse 2 Jukebox plays something half broke Someone’s crying in a Merle Haggard note Talk about kids, jobs we hate Scars we earned, love we didn’t save We toast to ghosts that should be here Raise one high, hold back a tear Say their names like a quiet prayer They’re with us every time we swear Pre-Chorus Life hit hard, but damn, we stayed Still standing in the mess we made Chorus Here’s to cheap beer and old friends Sticky floors and borrowed courage We don’t fix what we can’t mend We just drink it down and start again If the night breaks us open then Let it break with cheap beer and old friends Bridge We ain’t heroes, we ain’t saints Just survivors of our younger days Every scratch on this beat-up bar Proves we didn’t get too far But maybe that’s the point, man Maybe home’s where the laughter lands Chorus (Soft → Big) Here’s to cheap beer and old friends Cue balls spinning like the past We don’t know where the road bends But tonight we make it last If tomorrow never comes again I’m good right here—cheap beer and old friends Outro Last call rings, nobody moves One more game, nothing to lose Same old bar, same damn grin See you next week, old friend