Cowboy Trap

Long road Middle of nowhere Shoulda just pissed and left That cowboy bar was a trap I said one drink, now I can’t go back That cowboy bar was a trap Daylight gone and my memory black That cowboy bar was a trap Boots on the floor, hats in my lap That cowboy bar was a trap Shoulda just pissed and left it at that Highway stretch with a dying sun Gas light blinkin’, tank near done Neon flicker in a field of dust Sign said “Cold Beer” — I said “Fuck it, why not? Just Swing door creak and a jukebox cry Smoke hang thick in the ceiling sky Bartender nod with a crooked grin Said, “You passin’ through? Or settlin’ in I said, “Just stoppin’, quick restroom break Cowboy laughed, said, “That’s a mistake One shot bourbon, slid it down Said, “First one’s free in this dead-ass town That cowboy bar was a trap One shot turned to a stack That cowboy bar was a trap Next thing I know, I’m off the map That cowboy bar was a trap Cash run thin but the vibes still slap That cowboy bar was a trap And I walked right into that Sun went down, the boots came out Steel-string twang with a drunk-ass shout Pool table slammin’, cue balls crack Someone yellin’, “Run that back Cowboy clapped me hard on the spine Said, “City boy, you drink just fine Shots lined up like domino rows I stopped countin’ around God knows Wives up dancin’ on the sticky bar Lipstick smeared like a battle scar Men talk loud ‘bout trucks and sin Whole damn room just suck you in Clock hit midnight Didn’t see it comin Didn’t see the door lock either Boot heels stomp in a rhythm wild Someone cryin’, someone smilin Cards on fire in a metal tray Sheriff’s cousin said, “We don’t play Neon buzz like it know my fate Bartender wink like it’s way too late My phone no signal, car keys gone Cowboy say, “You ridin’ ‘til dawn One drink? That lie got deep Now I’m two-steppin’ in borrowed boots I keep Day turned night, night turned blur Dust on my jeans and a whiskey slur That cowboy bar was a trap Smile too wide, handshake too fast That cowboy bar was a trap Time disappeared like it never passed That cowboy bar was a trap Front door open but you ain’t leavin’ that That cowboy bar was a trap And I shoulda just pissed and left it at that Morning light cut through the haze I’m outside starin’ at open plains Hat on my head I don’t recall buyin Tab so high it feel like lyin Cowboy leanin’ on the rail Said, “See you next week without fail Long road waitin’, engine cough But part of me ain’t pissed off ‘Cause somewhere out in that nowhere land There’s a bar that don’t give a damn And if you stop just for a piss real fast You might not leave That cowboy bar was a trap One drink, that’s all it took That cowboy bar was a trap Dusty road and a crooked hook That cowboy bar was a trap Next time I’m drivin’ straight past that Oohh …Maybe