Carved in the Bar

Verse 1

Acoustic guitar and voice

I sat down at the end like alwaysOrdered what I always order thereSet my glass down on the woodAnd there it was beneath my handYour name and mine in pocketknife

Pre-Chorus

Bartender says he'd sand it right downI said leave it like it is

Chorus

Still carved in the barRight there where you satTwelve coats of varnish deepStill carved in the bar

Verse 2

You're married now down in KnoxvilleAnd I still sit on your sideRunning my thumb across the lettersLike a scar I'm proud of

Pre-Chorus

Bartender says he'd sand it right downI said leave it like it is

Chorus

Drums and pedal steel enter

Still carved in the barRight there where you satTwelve coats of varnish deepStill carved in the bar

Bridge

Band drops, voice and steel

They can close this old place for goodAnd take the bar out with the walls

Final Chorus

Full band, big singalong

Still carved in the barRight there where you satTwelve coats of varnish deepStill carved in the barStill carved in the barRight there where you satTwelve coats of whiskey deepStill carved in the bar