Jason Aldean

Released: November 12, 2021

Songwriter: Tully Kennedy Lydia Vaughan Kurt Allison Johnny Lee Morgan

Producer: Michael Knox

[Verse 1]
That smoke's supposed to cover you up
And cloud my mind
This drink should be gettin' me drunk
Mm-mm, and gettin' me by
It should be easy to do what I came here for
But the second you walk through the door

[Chorus]
This bar don't work anymore
You're givin' it a hell of a job to do
The way he's spinnin' you 'round on the floor
Brings back the midnight missin' you
I was just drinkin' through, baby
It's drivin' me crazy
Even the whiskey can't ignore
That I'm right back where I was before
This bar don't work anymore

[Verse 2]
This crowd's supposed to drown you out
All night long
Some pretty girls supposed to turn things around
Mm-mm, and maybe turn me on
I swore this neon would burn you out for sure
Baby, tell me what I'm paying 'em for?

[Chorus]
This bar don't work anymore
You're givin' it a hell of a job to do
The way he's spinnin' you 'round on the floor
Brings back the midnight missin' you
I was just drinkin' through, baby
It's drivin' me crazy
Even the whiskey can't ignore
Yeah, I'm right back where I was before
This bar don't work anymore

[Instrumental Break]

[Bridge]
They might as well close it down, shut it down
Go 'head and board up the windows and lock the doors

[Chorus]
'Cause this bar don't work anymore
You're givin' it a hell of a job to do
The way he's spinnin' you 'round on the floor
Brings back the midnight missin' you
I was just drinkin' through, baby
It's drivin' me crazy
Even the whiskey can't ignore
Still hung up on when I was yours
This bar don't work anymore

After almost 15 years at the top of his format, reigning ACM “Artist of the Decade” Jason Aldean has seen trends come and go. Hell, he helped bring a few out of the shadows, like a Country-music Columbus making the mainstream’s first contact with hard rock (“Hicktown”), hip-hop (“Dirt Road Anthem”), and R&B (“Burnin’ It Down”). For 9, Aldean’s ninth studio project, he offers 16 interwoven tracks in an era of stand-alone singles and superstar EPs, holding his ground for a modern album with an old-school soul. A three-time ACM Entertainer of the Year, Aldean’s a card-carrying member of the Country’s elite headliners whose incendiary tours are nearing legendary status. Also a dominant force on the charts, he’s scored 23 Number Ones and notably, all eight of Aldean’s previous studio albums have been certified Gold or Platinum by the RIAA. He’s the only Country act in history to top the all-genre Billboard 200 four times (in a row, no less), racking up four billion streams and more than 18 million albums sold along the way.

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