i d have a few more beers after work a few more than i ought to a few more than i used to hitch a ride with my old buddy john talk about the game that s on yeah he s pretty good company but he ain t you i d lay my head down try not to think but i wouldn t sleep a wink yeah that s what i d do but if you stay i m gonna love you i m gonna keep that promise that i made cause deep inside i know that i d be lost if you ever went away i d probably spend a few more days out on the lake fishin maybe even catch that big one aw that d be somethin sit up a big ol stump and watch the day fall down probably just walk around head on back to the house go through a door into a place i don t wanna be spend all night hangin out with old memories but if you stay i m gonna love you i m gonna keep that promise that i made cause deep inside i know that i d be lost if you ever went away if you stay i m gonna love you i m gonna keep that promise that i made cause deep inside i know that i d be lost if you ever went away i d spend some time hangin out with my old buddy john