Drinkin' the Hard Stuff Again (Duet Version)

You ask him about her

He'll probably make some kind of joke

Or he might not say a word

With a lump down in his throat

And he's rodeoing again

Quit his full-time job

Well, he ain't riding to win

He's ridin' 'cause it's all he's got

And there's an empty flask in his guitar case

And he's fallin' for a wild girlfriend

He's drinking the hard stuff again

Eleven years livin' clean

Came crashin' to an end

She shattered his last dream

Now he's out on a bender

And he broke his arm last night

In a bar room fight

And tonight he thinks he can ride

Well, he's probably right

'Cause there's an empty bottle in his pickup truck

That he killed with his wild girlfriend

He's drinking the hard stuff again

And I saw her up in the stands

With a new lover holding her hand

And she laughed when they opened the gate

And he bucked off right at eight

And there's a stretcher covered in arena dust

And he's calling for his wild girlfriend

To bring him the hard stuff

Tonight he's back on the hard stuff

He's drinking the hard stuff again

Ahh-oooooooo-ooooooohhhh