The Buck Starts Here

[Verse 1]
I never knew this place
Had so much empty space
Until tonight, when you walked right out the door
And so I walked to our bedside
And pulled out that 45
That laid for years behind our chest of drawers

[Verse 2]
At first, it looked too worn to play
The label all but washed away
Then I made out the name of my old friend
Thirty years, and a scratch or two
But when the needle hit the groove
I knew it was "Cryin' Time" again

[Chorus]
The Buck starts here
With Hank sure to follow
Turn him up loud and clear
He's singin' my sorrow
Let the sad songs roll on
Through a house filled with tears
When the good times is gone
The Buck starts here

[Verse 3]
The people in the house next door
Think I'm tearing up the floor
It's half past four, my lights are burning bright
This occasion's no big deal:
It's just some boys from Bakersfield
Who came around to help me through the night

[Chorus]
The Buck starts here
With Hank sure to follow
Turn him up loud and clear
He's singin' my sorrow
Let the sad songs roll on
Through a house filled with tears
When the good times is gone
The Buck starts here
When the good times is gone
The Buck starts here