“Jukebox with a Country Song” was Doug’s second song to reach #1 in both the US and Canada.
In this song, after having an argument with is wife, he drives to what used to be his favorite bar, only to discover that it is now a high-class establishment.
[Verse 1]
After three good years together, we had our first big fight
So she went to her mothers' and I went for a drive
Down an old familiar highway, just a few miles out of town
To that rundown one-room tavern that used to be my stomping ground
[Verse 2]
Well I pulled in the driveway, you know it all still looked the same
And I couldn't wait to down a few and hear that jukebox ring
But as I walked in through the doorway, there stood some kind of Maitre D'
Well he looked me up and he looked me down, said
"May I help you please?" and I said
[Chorus]
What'd you do with those swinging doors
Where's the sawdust on the floor
Why's everybody wearing suits and ties
From where I stand I can't believe my eyes
And whose idea what it to hang these ferns
This brand new bar don't have a single burn
I guess I'm somewhere that I don't belong
I need a jukebox with a country song
[Verse 3]
Well I look back to the corner where the jukebox once stood proud
Some fool was playing records, too fast, too long and too loud
And it must have been a big mistake to try to speak my mind
So as they were asking me to leave, I cried out one more time
[Chorus]
What'd you do with those swinging doors
And where's the sawdust on the floor
Why's everybody wearing suits and ties
From where I stand I can't believe my eyes
And whose idea what it to hang these ferns
This brand new bar don't have a single burn
I guess I'm somewhere that I don't belong
I need a jukebox with a country song
[Tag]
I guess I don't belong
Without a jukebox and a country song
A Jukebox With A Country Song was written by Ronnie Samoset & Gene Nelson.
A Jukebox With A Country Song was produced by Doug Johnson.
Doug Stone released A Jukebox With A Country Song on Fri Nov 01 1991.