Dry Town

[Verse 1]

Well, the road was hot and flat as a ruler

Good hundred miles between me and Missoula

That vinyl top wasn't getting' no cooler

I stopped at a quickie sack

Well, I figured I'd need about a sixth of Miller

And one of those things so I wouldn't spill her

I asked the girl if the beer was in the back

She said

[Chorus]

"It's a dry town

No beer, no liquor for miles around

I'd give a nickel for a sip or two

To wash me down

Outta this dry town"

[Verse 2]

So I turn right around, no hesitation

Cursed the law for running' the nation

Waved goodbye to the boy at the station

But she wouldn't go into gear

He said it sounds like your transmission

You need Bob, but he's gone fishin'

His day off, he gets a long way from here

[Chorus]

'Cause it's a dry town

No beer, no liquor for miles around

I'd give a nickel for a sip or two

To wash me down

Outta this dry town

[Verse 3]

Well, back home friends you can get a dose of

Something strong from your local grocer

So I walked down 'till I came a little closer

To a place called Happy Johns

He said, "I keep something here for colds and fevers

Down underneath where I usually leave her

Just last night, I felt a cold coming on"

[Chorus]

Now it's a dry town

No beer, no liquor for miles around

I'd give a nickel for a sip or two

To wash me down

Outta this dry town

I need a sip or two

To wash me down

Outta this dry town