Well me and my lady had our first big fight
so i drove around till i saw the neon lights
at a corner bar
it just seemed right, so i pulled up
not a soul around but the old bar keep
down at the end lookinand' half asleep
he walked up and said andquot;whatand'll it be?andquot;
i said,and'and'the good stuffandquot;
he didnand't reach around for the whiskey
he didnand't pour me a beer
his blue eyes kind of went misty
he said, andquot;you canand't find that here.andquot;
Cause its the first long kiss on a second date
your mommaand's all worried when you get home late
droppin the ring in the spaghetti plate
cause your hands are shakin so much
itand's the way that she looks with the rice in her hair
eatinand' burnt suppers the whole first year
and askin for seconds to keep her from tearinand' up
yeah man, thatand's the good stuff
He grabbed a carton of milk
and he poured a glass
then i smiled and said,
andquot;iand'll have some of that.andquot;
we sat there and talked as an hour passed
like old friends
saw a black and white picture and it caught my stare
it was a pretty girl with bouffant hair
he said, andquot;thatand's my bonnie, taken and'bout a year after we wed.andquot;
he said, andquot;spent 5 years in the bottle, when the cancer took her from me,
but ive been sober 3 years now
and'cause the one thing stronger than the whiskey
Was the sight of her holdinand' my baby girl
the way she adored that string of pearls
i gave her the day that our youngest boy earl,
married his high school love
and itand's a new t-shirt saying andquot;iand'm a grandpaandquot;
and being right there as our time got small,
and holdin her hand when the good lord called her up
yeah man, thatand's the good stuff
He said, and'and'when you get home sheand'll start to cry,
when she says, and'and'im sorry,and'and' say and'and'so am iand'and'
then look into those eyes so deep in love
and drink it up
and'cause thats the good stuff
Thatand's the good stuff
