Eric Church

Songwriter: Joe Collins Casey Beathard Eric Church

Producer: John Peets

Sittin' here thinkin' 'bout me and big Ricky smokin' cigarettes down on the levee
Talkin' 'bout who's hot, who's not, big blocks, Pontiacs, Fords, and Chevy
I remember packin' that van for Atlanta, 'cause daddy found a better wage
Ain't seen him in forever, so here's to forever, 'cause nothin' gets better with age

Like old friends, old whiskey, old songs
Nothin' gets me like they get me
And when they hit me, I'm gone
With a smile on back to the old days
From the old page, if you're with me
Get your glassed raised and sing along
To old friends, old whiskey, and old songs

I can still see my Becky's blue eyes shinin', singin' Brown Eyed Girl off key
Hangin' with the gang after that big game with my jersey number on her cheek
We passed around a bottle that we found in the bottom of a chest in my buddy's barn
Back when life was nothin' but buzzin' and lovin', and bangin' on cheap guitars

With old friends, old whiskey, old songs
Nothin' gets me like they get me
And when they hit me, I'm gone
With a smile on back to the old days
From the old page, if you're with me
Get your glassed raised and sing along
To old friends, old whiskey, and old songs

Now me and my rowdy friends, we ain't rowdied on down just yet
Some of us still like to rock and roll all night
We'll probably never lose our way to Margaritaville
We're always gonna get high, singin' "Bye bye Miss American Pie"

Old friends, old whiskey, old songs
Nothin' gets me like they get me
And when they hit me, I'm gone
With a smile on back to the old days
From the old page, if you're with me
Get your glassed raised and sing along
To old friends, old whiskey, and old songs

Old friends, old whiskey, and old songs

Eric Church is an American country music singer-songwriter from Granite Falls, North Carolina. After graduating from Appalachian State University with a business degree in 2000, Eric became engaged to a Spanish teacher from Lenior, NC whose father attempted to deter his musical aspirations by offering him a corporate career in Denver. After turning down her father’s offer, Church’s ex-fiance broke the engagement, giving Church motivation to move to Nashville and begin focusing solely on his music. Recollections of this turning point in Church’s life are heard throughout his lyrical portfolio (most prominently in “Those I’ve Loved”).

After a period of being overlooked by record labels and producers, Church was eventually signed to Capitol Records in 2006, making his debut with the album, Sinners Like Me. The album produced four singles on the Billboard Country Chart, “How ‘Bout You,” “Two Pink Lines,” “Guys Like Me,” and the album’s title track.

His second album, 2009’s Carolina, produced three more “Smoke a Little Smoke,” “Love Your Love the Most,” and “Hell on the Heart.”

more tracks from the album

61 Days In Church Volume 3

From the album

61 Days In Church Volume 3 (2017)

Eric Church popular songs

Old Friends, Old Whiskey, Old Songs - Acoustic / Live At BMO Harris Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI / Eric Church

Eric Church

61 Days In Church Volume 3