St. Augustine at Night

Lyrics

[Verse 1] The cherry gum would cover up the cigarettes we smoked The 7 Up would balance out the beer Mom would make us dinner and we'd all try not to choke Dad was working later every year [Verse 2] We count the trucks on Highway 1 on their way to Jacksonville Wonderin' where they headed on from there My brothers and my sister all stood spiritually still As if those roads became the answer to their prayers [Chorus 1] But I didn't want it any other way This town was the one thing that felt right All these tourists could be kings during the day But not in St. Augustine at night [Verse 3] I was working at the bait shack, supplying all the fishing tours Pretty soon I was chartering a boat My dad said I needed dumb luck and a secret stash of Coors If I stood a chance at keeping things afloat [Verse 4] That's when my girlfriend told me, "There's a baby on the way And I need to know you're gonna go to bat" Well, I never put off 'til tomorrow the things I shoulda done today No, I've always waited way longer than that [Chorus 2] I have never had much say in how I felt I've been guided by my barroom appetites So if this world belongs to everybody else Just leave me St. Augustine at night [Bridge] The Lord must really love us common folk 'Cause he made so goddamn much Now if he'd just point the way to go If he could just start speaking up [Verse 5] Our oldest brother left this world for leading one too many lives I guess he settled for none at all The rest of us just grew apart and blamed our husbands and our wives When anyone was asked why they don't call [Verse 6] Life became a series of birthdays, cars and pets Just anything to look forward to I don't talk about mistakes, I don't talk about regrets At this point, I'm not sure what good it would do [Chorus 3] But I'm not asking for anybody's help As I gaze out where the stars dance with the lights If I'm not sure how I feel about myself I still got St. Augustine at night I still got St. Augustine at night