The Good Stuff

One of my all time favorite songs is "The Good Stuff" but Kenny Chesney.

Well, me and my lady had our first big fight

So I drove around 'till I saw the neon lights

Of a corner bar, It just seemed right, So I pulled up

Not a soul around but the old barkeep

Down at the end and looking half asleep

But he walked up and said what'll it be?

I said the good stuff

He didn't reach around for the whiskey

He didn't pour me a beer

His blue eyes kinda went misty

He said you can't find that here

'Cause it's the first long kiss on a second date

Momma's all worried when you get home late

And droppin' the ring in the spaghetti plate

'cause your hands are shakin' so much

And it's the way that she looks with the rice in her hair

Eatin' burnt supper the whole first year

And askin' for seconds to keep her from tearin' up

Yeah man, that's the good stuff

He grabbed a carton of milk and he poured a glass

And I smiled and said I'll have some of that

We sat there and talked as an hour passed like old friends

Saw a black and white picture and he caught my stare

It was a pretty girl with mufont hair

He said that's my Bonnie, taken about a year after we wed

He said I spent five years in the bottle when the cancer took her from me

But I've been sober three years now '

Cause the one thing stronger than the whiskey

Was the sight of her holdin' my baby girl

The way she adored that string of pearls

I gave her the day that our youngest boy Earl married his high school love

It's a new t-shirt sayin' I'm a grandpa

Bein' right there as our time got small

And holdin' her hand when The Good Lord called her up

Yeah man, that's the good stuff

He said when you get home she'll start to cry

When she says I'm sorry, say so am I

And look into those eyes so deep in love And drink it up '

Cause that's the good stuff That's the good stuff

I love the story it tells, because its such a wonderful representation of my Marriage and the days in the past, and the love I hope for in our future. We have had some many ups and downs, so many amazing moments, and moments that go so terribly wrong you just have to laugh! I just love this song!