Story Behind The Song
No story: a descriptive 'recipe' explains the singer's bitterness that he is now consumed by because of his stupid mistakes
Song Description
Cowboy explains the lost love he threw away as he tells the bartender what he is drinking. The recipe reflects his mistakes.
| Song Length |
4:01 |
Genre |
Country - Honky Tonk, Country - Rockabilly |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Miserable, Troubled |
Subject |
Regret, Heartbreak |
| Similar Artists |
Clint Black, Toby Keith |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Well, I was drinkin' downtown in Tucson
about late one Saturday night...
when a hard-bitten hard luck cowboy
sat down at the bar to my right.
Well the barkeep said "Buddy what'll it be"
with a grin and a wink in his eye...
He said: "A Cheater, that's what I'm drinkin' tonight".
Chorus :
He said "It's one part heartache,
two parts foolish pride...
throw in a little bit of self-deception
serve it up cold as ice."
"Put in a little shot of bitterness
add a dash of those little white lies...
Buddy, that's a Cheater,
that's what I'm drinkin' tonight".
I had a woman and a dream and the world on a string
But I threw it all away on a night that didn't mean a thing.
I should have listened to my heart instead of somethin' in my britches
Sneakin' 'round tellin' little white lies,
Just another cheater...
That's what I'm drinkin' tonight.