Verse 1
I had already stopped by the bait shop
Filled up the cooler and the tank and the tackle box
Weatherman calling for cloudy and eighty-two.
Sun down it’s a full moon.
I had my old red ranger all shined up
My good rods and a better day lined up.
I was ready to go
And it turned out she was too.
So now I’m
Chorus
Sittin’ in a bar
Instead of fishing on a river
Wettin’ my whistle
Instead of wetting my line
Catching me a buzz
Not catching me a bass
Runnin’ up the tab
Instead of that mercury twenty-five
I don’t know where it all went wrong
But all I know is that girl’s gone
And a honey hole ain’t gonna help me forget her
So I’m sittin’ in a bar
Instead of fishing on a river.
Verse 2
Had already made up her goodbye mind
Took her things, left me nothing but them tail lights
They say the neon and the jukebox helps the leaving
And that’s the reason that I’m
Chorus
So now I’m sittin’ in a bar
Instead of fishing on a river
Wettin’ my whistle
Instead of wetting my line
Catching me a buzz
Not catching me a bass
Runnin’ up the tab
Instead of that mercury twenty-five
I don’t know where it all went wrong
But all I know is that girl’s gone
And a honey hole ain’t gonna help me forget her
So I’m sittin’ in a bar
Instead of fishing on a river.
Bridge
I oughta be tired of throwing them back by now
But here I am lettin’ her go
Throwing them back right now.
Chorus
Sittin’ in a bar
Instead of fishing on a river
Sittin’ in a bar
Instead of fishing on a river (wishin’ I was with her)
Sittin’ in a bar
Instead of fishing on a river
Wettin’ my whistle
Instead of wetting my line
Catching me a buzz
Not catching me a bass
Runnin’ up the tab
Instead of that mercury twenty-five
I don’t know where it all went wrong
But all I know is that girl’s gone
And a honey hole ain’t gonna help me forget her
So I’m sittin’ in a bar
Instead of fishing on a river.
I should be fishing on a river.
