Chicken Wire - Tracy Lawrence

Five guys crammed in a Chevy van

Digging change out of the seats to buy some gas

One more slug-it-out roadhouse gig

Looking back, sometimes I miss-

The chicken wire

Bottles breaking while the Fenders fire

Beer dripping off the amplifiers

Howl and scream, playin' while your fingers bleed

Payin' dues and doing time

Behind the chicken wire

Runnin' high on life and hungry

Playin' like we needed the money 'cause we did

Had a ball gettin' black-balled from a motel or two

Pretty girls passing phone numbers through

The chicken wire

Bottles breaking while the Fenders fire

Beer dripping off the amplifiers

Howl and scream, playin' while your fingers bleed

Payin' dues and doing time

Behind the chicken wire

Pink underwear, folding chairs and one cue ball

Lit cigarettes, dead presidents, man, I’ve seen it all

Thrown at-

The chicken wire

Bottles breaking while the Fenders fire

Beer dripping off the amplifiers

Howl and scream, playin' while your fingers bleed

Payin' dues and doing time

Behind the chicken wire

Stitched up, handcuffed by the boys in blue

Duct tape, mama’s prayers and a bad attitude

Sleeping in the parking lot of The Waffle House

Hey baby, catch you next time we’re in town

Behind the chicken wire

Salt shakers

Money makers

Everything

Thrown at the chicken wire