[Verse 1] You came in braggin' with that bent-back grin Dust on your boots and a lie on your chin Old hands strummin' like you owned the room Same cheap joke same bruised-out tune You tapped that heel on my front porch wood Talked too slick like I never would But I saw right through that picker’s charm You lit the match then hid your harm [Pre-Chorus] And I heard that string like a warning cry You play sweet poison when you look me in the eye I should've known by the way you moved Old banjo fool with nothin' left to prove [Chorus] That old banjo playin fool (Old banjo fool) That old banjo playin fool You broke what you couldn't hold That old banjo playin fool (Old banjo fool) That old banjo playin fool Now I let you go cold [Verse 2] You left a scar on the edge of my name Small-town poison with a Sunday frame You smiled real clean when the room got loud But your shadow crawled through the whole damn crowd Mama said watch for a honeyed tongue 'Cause snakes can sing when the damage done And you sang so low I almost stayed But I learned my lesson the hard way [Pre-Chorus] And I heard that string like a warning cry You play sweet poison when you look me in the eye I should've known by the way you moved Old banjo fool with nothin' left to prove [Chorus] That old banjo playin fool (Old banjo fool) That old banjo playin fool You broke what you couldn't hold That old banjo playin fool (Old banjo fool) That old banjo playin fool Now I let you go cold [Bridge] Go on, pick your pretty lie I ain't sittin' in the fire You can shake that string all night Won't drag me back under I keep your name in a locked-up box Sink it down where the river stops [Chorus] That old banjo playin fool (Old banjo fool) That old banjo playin fool You broke what you couldn't hold That old banjo playin fool (Old banjo fool) That old banjo playin fool Now I let you go cold
