[Intro] [Verse 1] Took her to that steakhouse on Fifth and Main The one I been saving three months of pay to afford She ordered wine I couldn't pronounce for shit And I knocked the whole damn bottle on the floor Manager's looking at me like I'm trailer trash While she's checking her phone and I'm soaking up the mess Should've known a girl like that was out of my class But I'm a goddamn fool in a button-up and vest [Chorus] Sometimes the dream's just a lying bitch Sometimes pretty ain't for broke-ass guys like me Built her up so high I couldn't see the ditch Just two strangers and a whole lot of misery [Verse 2] She talked about her yoga and her rescue dog Some podcast about healing your fucked-up mind I told her about the time I wrecked my truck in fog She didn't laugh, just checked the time Tried to tell her about playing bars for thirty bucks How we do Merle covers when the crowd wants something real She said she's more into that pop country sucks And I'm sitting there knowing this ain't no big deal [Chorus] Sometimes the dream's just a lying bitch Sometimes pretty ain't for broke-ass guys like me Built her up so high I couldn't see the ditch Just two strangers and a whole lot of misery [Bridge] (gritty, pissed off) I paid the check with every dollar I had left She thanked me like I was her fucking chauffeur Shook my hand at her door, wouldn't even take a breath And I stood there like an asshole knowing it was over [Verse 3] Now I see her around town doing her thing Living that Instagram life that looks good when you're drunk And I go back to the bars where I used to sing About girls like her before I knew my place was junk [Chorus] Sometimes the dream's just a lying bitch Sometimes pretty ain't for broke-ass guys like me Built her up so high I couldn't see the ditch Just two strangers and a whole lot of misery [Outro] Yeah, just two strangers And me feeling like a complete piece of shit For thinking it could've been different
