Gary Jules - Barstool Lyrics
Old man on a barstool watching TV
Got up and came over to sit closer to me
He said "You look familiar to someone I knew
But when were your age we were older than you
Jimmy was twenty and I seventeen
Jimmy got married and I went to war
I still don't know what we were doing it for
But if you'll buy me a drink--turkey on ice
Then I could give you some advice
"You just stay in the bar
For as long as you can
As long as you're drinking
Then you've got the world in your hand
And you know there's no harm in not thinking a thing
But trying to find a place for yourself in this world
Is like trying to make a wife of an American girl
If you'll trade me a drink for a story or two
Then you'll know what you need to do
"You just stay in the bar
For as long as you can
You know love is for sissies
It's whiskey that makes you a man"
Now the old man got up and stumbled out in the street
He'd been drinking all day and left his bar tab with me
I didn't have the money to cover his bill
But I found me a man who looked like me, younger still
And said, "Buy me a drink and I'll tell you a tale
About the old man who taught me so well
You just stay in the bar
For as long as you can
Hell I know you're a friend
I can tell by the shakes in your hand
You just stay in the bar
For as long as you dare
As long as you're tipping
Then you've got a good friend somewhere
Other Lyrics by Artist
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- Gary Jules - Andalucia
- Gary Jules - Wichita
- Gary Jules - Whiskey For Everybody
- Gary Jules - There's A Hole In The Sky
- Gary Jules - Little Greenie
- Gary Jules - Serpent-In-Claw
- Gary Jules - Gone Daddy
- Gary Jules - The Devil Keeps Grinning
- Gary Jules - Falling Awake
- Gary Jules - Dustcloud And The Honeybees
- Gary Jules - Road Song Blues
- Gary Jules - One Little Light
- Gary Jules - The Old Days Are Gone
- Gary Jules - Bird / Little Greenie
- Gary Jules - Been A Long Time
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- Gary Jules - Ghosts In The Cotton
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Gary Jules Barstool Comments
this iz my drinkin song yall....cheerz!!!
Anyone here in 2019? Still love this song so much.
On my deathbed, I will still be exhorting people to listen to and love this song.
how the hell does this not have 500,000 views?! fuck you, world!
It's taken me a couple of years to find this song when I had only knew the song title.
just started listening to gary jules .best singer ive heard for a long time,will look out for more
shit it talks about my life.
I absolutely love this song. It's pretty much my philosophy on life.