Well it really tears me up when I hear a hurtin' song

And I'm someone who likes a good cold beer

Baby's gone and after hurtin' all day long

My heart feels the need to come in here



Cause I need soft lights and hard country music

Those cheatin' songs assure me that her leaving's real

I need soft lights and hard country music

A steel guitar in a dimly bar knows exactly how I feel



Well the tempo's up the lights're low and I'm a gettin' down

With that woman that I met in here last night

She's hurtin' like I am and we don't give a damn

So play that country music and keep it tight



Cause we need soft lights...

A steel guitar in a dimly bar knows exactly how I feel