Belly Up Lyrics

He bellied up to the bar with his shirt torn and one eye bleeding

He said"Bartender give me your next best shot - hell make it a double"

She said"Man I tried to warn you before I gave you what you needed and if you ever look for love like that again you're gonna find yourself in a world of trouble"

Her daddy taught her that life's a battle

That fighting fair just ain't an option

It's better if you catch them by surprise

He stared her down, turned, and staggered out the door

But he never wandered very far into the night

He lay low in the shadows until the stroke of four am

And when he grabbed her by her left hand he didn't see the pistol in her right

That girl could shoot a bottle off the fence at twenty paces

And she was close enough to look him in the eye

And when you know that life's a battle

Fighting fair just ain't an option

You always want to catch them by surprise

The next morning a crew came in to pour the new foundation

For an outdoor bar and bandstand meant to turn this place around

They worked fast and buried every trace and indication

That before the sun came up she'd been digging in that ground

Her mama told her don't trust anyone except yourself

It won't do you any favours because everybody lies

When you know that life's a battle

Fighting fair just ain't an option

It's better if you catch them by surprise