Story Behind The Song

After listening to women sing along passionately with the Dixie Chicks song "Goodbye Earl", I thought it would be fun to write a sing-a-long for guys ... and everybody knows a guy who is in Joe's situation. The song isn't recorded very well ... i had jus

Song Description

Song about three buddies who rescue another pal (Joe) from a possessive wife who doesn't let him hang out with the boys.

Lyrics

johnny and tommy and billy and joe
were the best of friends
always watchin out for each other yeah
brothers till the end

get together for a poker game
every Friday nite
smokin cigars and drinking beer
the whole world felt alright

oh, oh, oh,
deal the cards, joe
hey, hey, hey
yeah, it's time to play

all grew up and they met some girls
pretty soon they all got hitched
janey and susie and linda were cool
but joeys wife was a witch

still got together for the poker games
but three handed ain't no fun
didn't take long for the boys to decide
that somethin needed to be done

oh, oh, oh
where'd you go, joe?
hey, hey, hey
don't you fade away

drivin by joey's that Friday night
saw him taking out the trash
they grabbed him and threw him in the pickup truck
and tommy stepped on the gas

joey said "guys I have to get back home...
still got chores to do"
johnny said "joey just settle down ..
we're gonna have you home by two?"

oh, oh, oh
welcome back, joe
hey, hey, hey
hope you're here to stay

wanda stomped in to the local bar
saw johnny and tommy and bill
said anybody seen my joey here?
looked like she wanted to kill

joey stepped out from behind the bar
holdin four longneck beers
said these are for the buddys that rescued me
wanda I'm stayin' here

oh, oh, oh
deal the cards, joe
hey, hey, hey
yeah, it's time to play