Lyrics
Living off Midnight Rider dreams and a Broken Halo hope
Simple Man hearts in a Southern grind
Two brothers chasing Against the Wind time
Songs didn't shine, they sweated through grain
Learning harmony the Hard Way through pain
We didn't play for tomorrow, we played for tonight
Like Turn the Page souls under buzzing lights
If the river remembers, then we're still around
In a Long Train Runnin' barroom sound
They wrote verses on bar napkins
Living that Night Moves math of sin and rent
Truth came cheap but the bills said no
Rock leaned Ramblin' Man, folk leaned low
Crowds came loose then drifted home
Like Closing Time but the songs stayed strong
They didn't chase fame, didn't beg for more
Just Hold On Loosely and tune once more
We didn't play for tomorrow, we played for tonight
Drift Away prayers under buzzing lights
If the river remembers, then we're still around
In a Still the Same worn-down sound
Years rolled on like a bad refrain
Running on Empty but rich in name
Stages shrank but the truth stayed loud
Old Time Rock and Roll in a thinning crowd
Same damn songs, new faces at the bar
Different scars under that Southern Cross star
Not legends framed in a polished claim
Just Stand By Me men when the lanes all changed
We didn't play for tomorrow, we played for right now
For the Sweet Home hush before the crowd bows
Memphis holds what time can't drown
In a barroom chorus, in a worn-down sound