St. Augustine at Night

[Verse 1]

The cherry gum would cover up the cigarettes we smoked

The 7 Up would balance out the beer

Mom would make us dinner and we'd all try not to choke

Dad was working later every year

[Verse 2]

We count the trucks on Highway 1 on their way to Jacksonville

Wonderin’ where they headed on from there

My brothers and my sister all stood spiritually still

As if those roads became the answer to their prayers

[Chorus 1]

But I didn't want it any other way

This town was the one thing that felt right

All these tourists could be kings during the day

But not in St. Augustine at night

[Verse 3]

I was working at the bait shack, supplying all the fishing tours

Pretty soon I was chartering a boat

My dad said I needed dumb luck and a secret stash of Coors

If I stood a chance at keeping things afloat

[Verse 4]

That's when my girlfriend told me, "There’s a baby on the way

And I need to know you're gonna go to bat"

Well, I never put off 'til tomorrow the things I shoulda done today

No, I've always waited way longer than that

[Chorus 2]

I have never had much say in how I felt

I've been guided by my barroom appetites

So if this world belongs to everybody else

Just leave me St. Augustine at night

[Bridge]

The Lord must really love us common folk

'Cause he made so goddamn much

Now if he'd just point the way to go

If he could just start speaking up

[Verse 5]

Our oldest brother left this world for leading one too many lives

I guess he settled for none at all

The rest of us just grew apart and blamed our husbands and our wives

When anyone was asked why they don't call

[Verse 6]

Life became a series of birthdays, cars and pets

Just anything to look forward to

I don’t talk about mistakes, I don’t talk about regrets

At this point, I'm not sure what good it would do

[Chorus 3]

But I’m not asking for anybody's help

As I gaze out where the stars dance with the lights

If I'm not sure how I feel about myself

I still got St. Augustine at night

I still got St. Augustine at night