[Intro

[Verse 1

Boy meets girl, they start a life,

He takes her hand, makes her his wife.

Their days are filled with joy and pain,

Heartache and strife, they can't explain.

He works too much, she’s out on the town,

Two ships passing by, can't slow down.

The stress piles up, and soon there's a fight—

Can’t escape the tension, it’s too much tonight.

[Chorus

I need a neon tan,

Pool balls slapping 'round,

A drunk singing to me, a familiar karaoke sound.

Bartender asks, “Hey man, what’ll it be?”

Straight no chaser for me.

[Guitar Solo

[Verse 2

It’s been a hell of a day, all work, no play,

Enough to knock a grown man down to his knees.

He gets home, just wants some peace,

But she says, \"You don’t pay attention to me.\"

He pleads, tries to make his case,

She storms off, leaves him in this empty space.

He can't see the light at the end of the tunnel,

He drives to a place that’s always familiar.

“Welcome back, man! What’ll it be?”

Straight no chaser for me.

[Chorus

I need a neon tan,

Pool balls slapping 'round,

A drunk singing to me, a familiar karaoke sound.

Bartender asks, “Hey man, what’ll it be?”

Straight no chaser for me.

[Bridge

Does he have the guts to escape this hell?

Feels like a prisoner locked in a cell.

“I know you’ve worked all day, but could you clean for me?”

Bartender says, “Straight no chaser?”

I said, “Yeah, that’s for me.”

[Verse 3

Life’s better now, the blessings roll in,

He promises he won’t be love-blind again.

She was holding him back from all these great things,

But that was something he couldn’t see.

He gave his best, gave everything,

Now it’s time to celebrate, let the good times sing.

“Straight no chaser for me.”