Far as the Water Tower

[Intro – lone mandolin riff, hazy clean electric guitar swell]

[Verse 1 – laid-back half-sung drawl, mandolin and acoustic, brushed drums]
Tucker's truck's got lots of miles, but never leaves town
Everywhere in view of that water tower, round and round
Knows the Chevron on the bypass keeps the crickets by the till
Knows Darlene's out of biscuits by six, and she always will

[Pre-Chorus – drums drop, dreamy high vocal, pedal steel swell, building]
Everybody’s lookin’ for a way to get away
Tucker ain’t lookin’ for nuuuuuuuthin’, he just stays
(Stay, stay)

[Chorus – full band, anthemic, soaring high vocal, stacked harmonies]
He says, "Y'all can fly to Paris, see that famous tower
Mine says Wiggins on the side and I can see it every hour
I got mudbugs, I got catfish, I got biscuits, I got bait
Everything I'll ever need is twenty minutes, give or take"

[Verse 2 – laid-back half-sung drawl, mandolin tremolo, groovy bass]
He knows which ditch'll fill with crawfish once the rain is done
Which Friday night the Baptists fry the catfish, two for one
Knows the deputy sits at the Dairy Queen right behind the church
Bring up seein' the world, he won't come down off of his perch

[Pre-Chorus – drums drop, dreamy high vocal, pedal steel swell, building]
Everybody’s lookin’ for a way to get away
Tucker ain’t lookin’ for nuuuuuthin’, he just stays
(Stay, stay)

[Verse 3 – laid-back half-sung drawl, chiming electric guitar, swinging drums]
Every May we load up for Gulfport, every May he's got an excuse
Trotlines need a-runnin', or the crawfish just got loose
This year we honked out front, just to hear him tell us no
But he climbed up in the cab and said, "Well, boys, let's go"

[Pre-Bridge – slower, pedal steel and mandolin, tension building]
Shook hands down at the Chevron like a man who's facin' death
Watched Wiggins on the tower fade, and the whole truck held its breath

[Bridge – half-time, just mandolin and lead vocal, deadpan]
Twenty minutes, give or take, that tower's gone behind the pines
Face as white as Darlene's gravy, but he swears that he's fine
"Boys, I think I left the coffee on," he didn't have to say it twice
U-turn at the Dollar General, home for red beans and rice
(Oh-oh, oh-oh, turn it around)

[Final Chorus – full band explodes, gang vocals, high wailing ad-libs]
He says, "Y'all can fly to Paris, see that famous tower
Mine says Wiggins on the side and I can see it every hour
I got mudbugs, I got catfish, I got biscuits, I got bait
I been out there in the world, it's twenty minutes, give or take"

[Outro – mandolin and hazy guitar, soft harmonies, fading]
Twenty minutes (give or take)
Twenty minutes (give or take)
Everybody’s lookin’ for a way to get away
Tucker ain’t lookin’ for nuuuuuthin’, he just stays

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[Intro – lone mandolin riff, hazy clean electric guitar swell] [Verse 1 – laid-back half-sung drawl, mandolin and acoustic, brushed drums] Tucker's truck's got lots of miles, but never leaves town Everywhere in view of that water tower, round and round Knows the Chevron on the bypass keeps the crickets by the till Knows Darlene's out of biscuits by six, and she always will [Pre-Chorus – drums drop, dreamy high vocal, pedal steel swell, building] Everybody’s lookin’ for a way to get away Tucker ain’t lookin’ for nuuuuuuuthin’, he just stays (Stay, stay) [Chorus – full band, anthemic, soaring high vocal, stacked harmonies] He says, "Y'all can fly to Paris, see that famous tower Mine says Wiggins on the side and I can see it every hour I got mudbugs, I got catfish, I got biscuits, I got bait Everything I'll ever need is twenty minutes, give or take" [Verse 2 – laid-back half-sung drawl, mandolin tremolo, groovy bass] He knows which ditch'll fill with crawfish once the rain is done Which Friday night the Baptists fry the catfish, two for one Knows the deputy sits at the Dairy Queen right behind the church Bring up seein' the world, he won't come down off of his perch [Pre-Chorus – drums drop, dreamy high vocal, pedal steel swell, building] Everybody’s lookin’ for a way to get away Tucker ain’t lookin’ for nuuuuuthin’, he just stays (Stay, stay) [Chorus – full band, anthemic, soaring high vocal, stacked harmonies] He says, "Y'all can fly to Paris, see that famous tower Mine says Wiggins on the side and I can see it every hour I got mudbugs, I got catfish, I got biscuits, I got bait Everything I'll ever need is twenty minutes, give or take" [Verse 3 – laid-back half-sung drawl, chiming electric guitar, swinging drums] Every May we load up for Gulfport, every May he's got an excuse Trotlines need a-runnin', or the crawfish just got loose This year we honked out front, just to hear him tell us no But he climbed up in the cab and said, "Well, boys, let's go" [Pre-Bridge – slower, pedal steel and mandolin, tension building] Shook hands down at the Chevron like a man who's facin' death Watched Wiggins on the tower fade, and the whole truck held its breath [Bridge – half-time, just mandolin and lead vocal, deadpan] Twenty minutes, give or take, that tower's gone behind the pines Face as white as Darlene's gravy, but he swears that he's fine "Boys, I think I left the coffee on," he didn't have to say it twice U-turn at the Dollar General, home for red beans and rice (Oh-oh, oh-oh, turn it around) [Final Chorus – full band explodes, gang vocals, high wailing ad-libs] He says, "Y'all can fly to Paris, see that famous tower Mine says Wiggins on the side and I can see it every hour I got mudbugs, I got catfish, I got biscuits, I got bait I been out there in the world, it's twenty minutes, give or take" [Outro – mandolin and hazy guitar, soft harmonies, fading] Twenty minutes (give or take) Twenty minutes (give or take) Everybody’s lookin’ for a way to get away Tucker ain’t lookin’ for nuuuuuthin’, he just stays

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