broken branches

Dierks Bentley

Once upon a time
There was a farmer planting roots
Down in the holler by the water on the river bank
He watered it with whiskey
So it grew a little tipsy
But that SOB s still kicking like it ain t no thing
There s one thing that s true
It dropped some rotten fruit
And then apples ain t fell far
Hell, they wore right in this bar

Drinkin all night long til the lights come on
Spending paycheck money singing jukebox songs
Blame it on our bloodline
For lovin us a good time
Soaking up the neon light
Would ve never stood a chance
Just hanging out in the breeze
Up on a bunch of broken branches
Off the family tree

We should ve gone to college
Could ve gained a little knowledge
Made it, did we, would we
Smart enough to change our ways
We re just repeat offenders
Mixing liquor in a blender
Turning monday s into benders
Like we just got paid
Around 4: 45, only one thing on our minds
Earnin us a delta dime
Draggin boots to closing time

Drinkin all night long til the lights come on
Spending paycheck money singing jukebox songs
Blame it on our bloodline
For lovin us a good time
Soaking up the neon light
We re the never stood a chance-rs
Just hanging out in the breeze
Up on a bunch of broken branches
Off the family tree

Whole bunch of broken branches

Yeah they tried for generations to cut us down
But I ll go out on a limb
And say we re sticking around

Drinkin all night long til the lights come on
Spending paycheck money singing old Hank songs
Blame it on our bloodline
For lovin us a good time
Soaking up the neon light
We re the never stood a chance-rs
Just hanging out in the breeze
There s a bunch of broken branches
Off the family tree, that s right

Hey Riley where are you goin
I ve got a date tonight
Date? Yeah I got a date
Man, you got the black sheep of the family right here
There s a little girl in my neighborhood
That ain t the only girl s you re chasing
Yeah, she s starting to get swingin
You know a good time
Alright see ya man