Old Fashioned Root Beer
Skunk Jugglers
Fun · Blind-Date Superheroes · Indie Rock
#VERSE
Beth likes the sun
Beth likes the sea
But she dislikes the thought
Of whiskey shots with me
Set up by good friends
With their romantic plan
Who didn’t reveal
I’m a partying man
#VERSE
Beth doesn’t like crowds
Doesn’t like Indie Rock
She likes root beer and Buffett
At the bar on the dock
But nobody told her
That I shun the sun
Don’t roll out of bed
Until sunset’s begun
#PRE-CHORUS
So how in the hell
Were we supposed to connect
She’s a health conscious honey
And my liver is wrecked
#CHORUS
Old Fashioned Root Beer
My nickname for her
Not meant to be mean
Sure beats my whiskey blur
But we’re a superhero duo
Which will soon become clear
Young Whiskey Blur
And Old Fashioned Root Beer
#VERSE
For our first date, we met
At Key West Marina
At sunset, of course
Smack dab in between a…
Hot sun-soaked day
And a tropical night
Obviously unmatched
But the vibe was still right
#VERSE
She said, “Party boys
Are not my style
But friends told me you’re clever
And might make me smile
Besides they revealed
One relevant fact
That your party boy image
Is all just an act”
#PRE-CHORUS
I grinned like a goblin
Or a mischievous elf
And said, “Busted, as charged
My Jack stays on the shelf”
#CHORUS
Old Fashioned Root Beer
A nickname quite tame
But romantically wild
At least my friends claimed
And also quite strong
Which will soon become clear
Young Whiskey Blur
And Old Fashioned Root Beer
#BRIDGE
Just then, vicious voices
Shouted loud and long
Two barflies debating
Jimmy Buffett’s best song
“Cheeseburger in Paradise”
Versus “Pencil Thin Mustache”
Beth and I just looked at each other
And laughed
#INSTRUMENTAL
#BRIDGE
But the quarrel ignited
Fists entered the fight
Beth jumped from her chair
And I rushed right behind
My roundhouse kick on the small guy
Took him out of the fray
The big dude lunged at Beth
Her shoulder throw dumped him…
Right in the bay
#VERSE
As the cops cuffed the brawlers
Beth grinned at me to say
“Who knew we share the same hobby
Training for MMA”
#CHORUS
Old Fashioned Root Beer
The whole bar cheered for her
Now we’re ready wherever
Bar fights may occur
The superhero duo
Team of the year
Young Whiskey Blur
And Old Fashioned Root Beer
#CHORUS
At the Key West Marina
Polaroids on the wall
Memorialize
The Buffet Song Brawl
And under the photo
Of me and her
It says, “Old Fashioned Root Beer
And Young Whiskey Blur”
#OUTRO
Old Fashioned Root Beer
And Young Whiskey Blur
Too out-of-sync to be lovers
But I like sparring with her
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