[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
           
Rotgut whiskey

             
's gonna ease 

    
my mind
             
Beach towel re

             
sts on the dry

    
in' line
           
Do I remind yo

              
u of your dadd

             
y in his '88 F


ord?
             
Labrador hangi

             
n' out the pas

       
senger door
           
The sand from 

              
your hair is b

            
lowin' in my e

yes
             
Blame it on th

              
e beach, grown

          
 men don't cry
           
Do you remembe

              
r that beat do

            
wn basement co

uch?
             
I'd sing you m

              
y love songs a

             
nd you'd tell 

     
me about
           
How your mama 

              
ran off and pa

         
wned her ring
             
I remember, I 

             
remember every

 
thing

[Chorus]
             
  A cold shoul

         
der at closing

 time
             
You were beggi

              
ng me to stay 

         
'til the sun r

ose
             
  Strange word

   
s come on out
             
Of a grown man

              
's mouth when 

     
his mind's bro

ke
             
  Pictures and

 
 passin' time
             
You only smile

              
 like that whe

          
n you're drink

ing
             
  I wish I did

      
n't, but I do
             
Remember every

              
 moment on the

  
 nights with y

ou

  

[Verse 2]
           
You're drinkin

              
' everything t

           
o ease your mi

nd
             
But when the h

             
ell are you go

         
nna ease mine?
             
You're like co

            
ncrete feet in

            
 the summer he

at
             
It burns like 

             
hell when two 

      
souls meet
           
No, you'll nev

              
er be the man 

             
that you alway

    
s swore
             
But I'll remem

              
ber you singin

             
' in that '88 

 
Ford

[Chorus]
             
  A cold shoul

         
der at closing

 time
             
You were beggi

              
ng me to stay 

         
'til the sun r

ose
             
  Strange word

   
s come on out
             
Of a grown man

              
's mouth when 

     
his mind's bro

ke
             
  Pictures and

 
 passin' time
             
You only smile

              
 like that whe

          
n you're drink

ing
             
  I wish I did

      
n't, but I do
             
Remember every

              
 moment on the

  
 nights with y

ou

[Chorus]
             
  A cold shoul

         
der at closing

 time
             
You were beggi

              
ng me to stay 

         
'til the sun r

ose
             
  Strange word

   
s come on out
             
Of a grown man

              
's mouth when 

     
his mind's bro

ke
             
  Pictures and

 
 passin' time
             
You only smile

              
 like that whe

          
n you're drink

ing
             
  I wish I did

      
n't, but I do
             
Remember every

              
 moment on the

  
 nights with y

ou

[Interlude]
  

[Outro]
           
Rotgut whiskey

             
's gonna ease 

    
my mind
             
Beach towel re

             
sts on the dry

    
in' line
           
Do I remind yo

              
u of your dadd

            
y in my '88 Fo

rd?
             
Labrador hangi

             
n' out the pas

       
senger door