House Band (Live in Studio)

10 o'clock news on the TV

Water dripping in the kitchen, hitting that metal sink

Batteries dead in the smoke alarm

Second hand ticking, slipping, missing gears like an old car

I gotta front row seat to a sad old song

But ain't choking on smoke in some honky tonk

Got an ice cold beer and a few regrets

And a whole lotta hurt I ain't got to yet

'Cause she's gone and I'm all alone

Here listening to the sound of goodbye

While I'm sitting here wishing she was on her way back

But she ain't, so here I am

With this damn house band

It's crazy how loud the quiet gets

It ain't going away, taking breaks or any requests

But I'll still be right here all night

With the ceiling fan humming and the buzzing of the back porch light

Yeah, I gotta front row seat to a sad old song

But ain't choking on smoke in some honky tonk

Got an ice cold beer and a few regrets

And a whole lotta hurt I ain't got to yet

'Cause she's gone and I'm all alone

Here listening to the sound of goodbye

While I'm sitting here wishing she was on her way back

But she ain't, so here I am

With this damn house band

Yeah, yeah

And it echoes through the walls

In my head and down the hall

I gotta front row seat to a sad old song

But ain't choking on smoke in some honky tonk

Got an ice cold beer and a few regrets

And a whole lotta hurt I ain't got to yet

'Cause she's gone and I'm all alone

Here listening to the sound of goodbye

While I'm sitting here wishing she was on her way back

But she ain't, so here I am

With this damn house band

Damn this house band