If I Don't Make It Back

We went out for beers and a couple laughs

Knowin' full well that every bad joke

That Jimmy told might be his last

So, we laughed like the world wasn't at war

Said things to him we'd never said before

And he teared up as he held up his glass

He said, boys, if I don't make it back

Have a beer for me, don't waste no tears on me

On Friday night, sit on the visitors side and cheer for the home team

Drive my Camaro ninety miles an hour down Red Rock road

With Born to Run blastin' on the radio

And find someone good enough for Amy

Who will love her like I would have

If I don't make it back

And we said, Hey, man, that ain't gonna happen

Don't even think like that

If we know you, you'll pull through without a scratch

He pulled me aside in the parkin' lot

Said, Amy and me, we're gonna tie the knot

You're my best man, just wanted you to know that

Just in case I don't make it back

Have a beer for me, don't waste no tears on me

On Friday night, sit on the visitors side and cheer for the home team

Drive my Camaro ninety miles an hour down Red Rock road

With Born to Run blastin' on the radio

And find someone good enough for Amy

Who will love her like I would have

If I don't make it back

If the good Lord calls me home

I'd like to think my friends will think

About me when I'm gone

Well, Miler Lite ain't my brand but I drink one every now and then

In his honor

And we ain't missed a home game yet

Had that Camaro at a hundred and ten

On Red Rock road when the speakers blowed

And I introduced Amy to a friend of mine from Monroe

He's a good ol' boy

But you know, she just ain't ready