House Band (Live in Studio)

10 o'clock news on the TV Water dripping in the kitchen, hitting that metal sink Batteries dead in the smoke alarm Second hand ticking, slipping, missing gears like an old car I gotta front row seat to a sad old song But ain't choking on smoke in some honky tonk Got an ice-cold beer and a few regrets And a whole lotta hurt I ain't got to yet 'Cause she's gone and I'm all alone Here listening to the sound of goodbye While I'm sitting here wishing she was on her way back But she ain't, so here I am With this damn house band It's crazy how loud the quiet gets It ain't going away, taking breaks or any requests Hmm, but I'll still be right here all night With the ceiling fan humming and the buzzing of the back porch light Yeah, I gotta front row seat to a sad old song But ain't choking on smoke in some honky tonk Got an ice-cold beer and a few regrets And a whole lotta hurt I ain't got to yet 'Cause she's gone and I'm all alone Here listening to the sound of goodbye While I'm sitting here wishing she was on her way back But she ain't, so here I am With this damn house band, yeah, yeah And it echoes through the walls In my head and down the hall I gotta front row seat to a sad old song But ain't choking on smoke in some honky tonk Got an ice-cold beer and a few regrets And a whole lotta hurt I ain't got to yet 'Cause she's gone and I'm all alone Here listening to the sound of goodbye While I'm sitting here wishing she was on her way back But she ain't, so here I am With this damn house band Hmm, damn this house band