Eric Church

Released: October 5, 2018

Songwriter: Casey Beathard Eric Church

Producer: Jay Joyce

[Verse 1]
Don't tell me about no beach
Don't wanna hear about your mountain
How the good life is a peach
You drink your sunsets from a fountain
No, I don't wanna think about it
Save your breath, I don't wanna hear about it

[Chorus]
I just wanna get right down at the fire light
Let my baby sing, "Hold me tight
You honky tonk nighttime man"
Drink away this crazy world
Hold tight to a longneck-holdin' girl
Won't you give it all boys? The fed-up give a damn
Bartender, here's a fifty
Pour some whiskey on this drowning man

[Verse 2]
We put the smoke in the stack
Put the seed in the ground
While Lady Liberty turns her back
And Uncle Sam just turns around
No, I don't wanna think about it
Oh, tonight I don't wanna think about it

[Chorus]
I just wanna get right down at the fire light
Let my baby sing, "Hold me tight
You honky tonk nighttime man"
Drink away this crazy world
Hold tight to a longneck-holdin' girl
Won't you give it all boys? The fed-up give a damn
Bartender, if you're with me
Pour some whiskey on this drowning man

[Instrumental]

[Chorus]
I just wanna get right down at the fire light
Let my baby sing, "Hold me tight
You honky tonk nighttime man"
Drink away this crazy world
Hold tight to a longneck-holdin' girl
Won't you give it all boys? The fed-up give a damn
Bartender, if you're with me
Pour some whiskey on this drowning man

[Outro]
Don't tell me about no beach
Don't wanna hear about your mountain
How the good life is a peach
Drink your sunsets from a fountain
No, I don't wanna hear about it
Save your breath, I don't wanna hear about it

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.”

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