We had a dog named Bocephus living in the front yard
He liked sleeping out on top of the car
He drank beer out of a mason jar
And he'd climb up on everyone in bed.
He liked sleeping out on top of the car
He drank beer out of a mason jar
And he'd climb up on everyone in bed.
A white frame house in a college town
A bunch of people always hanging around
No real problems we needed to drown
But we tried our best anyway.
A bunch of people always hanging around
No real problems we needed to drown
But we tried our best anyway.
We went to class just to pass the time
Back in '89.
Back in '89.
We had a keg in the closet, pizza on the floor
Left over from the night before
Where we were going we didn't really care
We had all we ever wanted
In that keg in the closet.
Left over from the night before
Where we were going we didn't really care
We had all we ever wanted
In that keg in the closet.
This old guitar taught me how to score
Right there on that Lambda Chi porch
Mary Ann taught me a little more
About wantin' what you can't have.
Right there on that Lambda Chi porch
Mary Ann taught me a little more
About wantin' what you can't have.
Sweatshirts and flag football
Spring breaks down in Panama
For a while we had it all
We never dreamed it wouldn't last.
Spring breaks down in Panama
For a while we had it all
We never dreamed it wouldn't last.
We went to class just to pass the time
Back in '89.
Back in '89.
We had a keg in the closet, pizza on the floor
Left over from the night before
Where we were going we didn't really care
We had all we ever wanted
In that keg in the closet.
Left over from the night before
Where we were going we didn't really care
We had all we ever wanted
In that keg in the closet.
We all kind of went our separate ways
But I swear it seems like yesterday.
But I swear it seems like yesterday.
--- Instrumental ---
Keg in the closet, pizza on the floor
Left over from the night before
Where we were going we didn't really care
We had all we ever wanted
In that keg in the closet.
Left over from the night before
Where we were going we didn't really care
We had all we ever wanted
In that keg in the closet.
Ohh.., Ohh.., Ohh..., Ohhh...
song info:
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LanguageEnglish
GenreCountry
Rank−
Duration00:03:32
Charts
Copyright ©Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, RESERVOIR MEDIA MANAGEMENT
WriterBrett James, Kenneth Chesney
Lyrics licensed byLyricFind
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Last updatedMarch 7th, 2022
About"Keg in the Closet" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Kenny Chesney. It was released in May 2005 as the sixth and final single from his album When the Sun Goes Down. It peaked at number 6 on the country charts in mid-2005. Chesney wrote the song with Brett James.
A revamped version of the song, featuring a more aggressive, Southern rock inspired sound, appears in Live: Live Those Songs Again, a live album that came out in 2006.
"Keg in the Closet" was written by Kenny Chesney and Brett James, who also wrote the title track to When the Sun Goes Down. The song recalls various details of college life in the late 1980s, including a beer keg which was hidden in the closet at Chesney's fraternity, Lambda Chi Alpha.
Kevin John Coyne, reviewing the song for Country Universe, gave it a negative rating. He said that Chesney "only seems to record two types of songs – drinking anthems, and nostalgic longings for the days of youth." He goes on to say that this song is both a drinking anthem and a nostalgic longing. He sums up his review by saying that this song "is basically "Young" all over again."
The song debuted at number 38 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week ending May 7, 2005.
A revamped version of the song, featuring a more aggressive, Southern rock inspired sound, appears in Live: Live Those Songs Again, a live album that came out in 2006.
"Keg in the Closet" was written by Kenny Chesney and Brett James, who also wrote the title track to When the Sun Goes Down. The song recalls various details of college life in the late 1980s, including a beer keg which was hidden in the closet at Chesney's fraternity, Lambda Chi Alpha.
Kevin John Coyne, reviewing the song for Country Universe, gave it a negative rating. He said that Chesney "only seems to record two types of songs – drinking anthems, and nostalgic longings for the days of youth." He goes on to say that this song is both a drinking anthem and a nostalgic longing. He sums up his review by saying that this song "is basically "Young" all over again."
The song debuted at number 38 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week ending May 7, 2005.
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