Merle Haggard
Merle Haggard
Merle Haggard
Merle Haggard
Merle Haggard
Merle Haggard
Merle Haggard
Merle Haggard
Merle Haggard
Merle Haggard
Merle Haggard
Written by Merle Haggard, “I Think I’ll Just Stay Here and Drink” appears on his 1980 album, Back To the Barrooms.
It’s a simple ditty, about the emotional wreckage caused by love gone wrong and the boozing that seems to be the singer’s only way to cope.
This whole album is filled with great honky...
[Verse 1]
I could be holding you tonight
I could quit doing wrong, start doing right
You don't care about what I think
[Refrain]
Think I'll just stay here and drink
[Verse 2]
Hey, putting you down won't square the deal
At least you'll know the way I feel
Hey, take all the money in the bank
[Refrain]
Think I'll just stay here and drink
[Verse 3]
Hey, listen close and you can hear
That loud jukebox playing in my ear
Ain't no woman gonna change the way I think
[Refrain]
I think I'll just stay here and drink
[Bridge]
Yessir
Here comes that piano
Yessir
[Verse 4]
Hey, hurtin' me now don't mean a thing
Since love ain't here it don't feel the pain
My mind ain't nothing but a total blank
[Refrain]
I think I'll just stay here and drink
Yeah
[Outro]
We're gone
I Think I’ll Just Stay Here and Drink was written by Merle Haggard.
I Think I’ll Just Stay Here and Drink was produced by Jimmy Bowen.
Merle Haggard released I Think I’ll Just Stay Here and Drink on Sat Oct 25 1980.