Steak Night at the Prairie Rose

Barely out of seventh grade
 Mom and dad went their separate ways
 And me and my sister had to choose
 What momma saw in her brand new man
 I could never quite understand
 So I stuck it out with daddy for a while
 He never treated me like a kid
 I did all the things he did
 And he always let me tag along
 Down to Steak Night at the Prairie Rose
 A cover band from 10 to close
 And my old man sittin' right there next to me
 They got the ballgame on the big TV
 A beer for him, a coke for me
 He raised his bottle to the band, he'd turn to say:
 "I'm gonna see you up there someday"
 Maybe for better, maybe for worse
 Maybe a blessing, probably a curse
 In my mother's eyes, 'cause she saw him in me
 Soon I started skipping school
 Soon I started shooting pool
 And hangin' out with the older crowd
 We used to stay up all night long
 Singin' all them outlaw songs
 Some nights I'd sit in with the band
 Down at Steak Night at the Prairie Rose
 A cover band from 10 to close
 And my old man sittin' right there next to me
 They got the ballgame on the big TV
 A beer for him, a coke for me
 He raised his bottle to the band, He'd turn to say:
 "I'm gonna see you up there someday
 It ain't been the same since he's been gone
 But now I proudly sing his song
 Down at Steak Night at the Prairie Rose
 I got a cover band from 10 to close
 And my old man, he's sitting right here next to me
 We got the ballgame on the big TV
 A beer for him a beer for me
 I raise my bottle, and turn to say:
 "I'm gonna see you up there someday"
 "I'm gonna see you up there someday"