Well, me and my lady had our first big fight
So I drove around till I saw the neon lights
The corner bar
It just seemed right, so I pulled up
Not a soul around but the old bar keep
Down at the end lookin' half asleep
He walked up and said "What'll it be?"
I said,''The good stuff."
He didn't reach around for the whiskey
He didn't pour me a beer
His blue eyes kind of went misty
He said, "You can't find that here."
So I drove around till I saw the neon lights
The corner bar
It just seemed right, so I pulled up
Not a soul around but the old bar keep
Down at the end lookin' half asleep
He walked up and said "What'll it be?"
I said,''The good stuff."
He didn't reach around for the whiskey
He didn't pour me a beer
His blue eyes kind of went misty
He said, "You can't find that here."
Chorus 1:
'Cause it's the first long kiss on a second date
Your momma's all worried when you get home late
Droppin' the ring in the spaghetti plate
'Cause your hands are shakin' so much
It's the way that she looks with the rice in her hair
Eatin' burnt suppers the whole first year
And askin' for seconds to keep her from tearin' up
Yeah man, that's the good stuff.
'Cause it's the first long kiss on a second date
Your momma's all worried when you get home late
Droppin' the ring in the spaghetti plate
'Cause your hands are shakin' so much
It's the way that she looks with the rice in her hair
Eatin' burnt suppers the whole first year
And askin' for seconds to keep her from tearin' up
Yeah man, that's the good stuff.
He grabbed a carton of milk and he poured a glass
Then I smiled and said, "I'll have some of that."
We sat there and talked as an hour passed like old friends
Saw a black and white picture and it caught my stare
It was a pretty girl with bouffant hair
He said, "That's my Bonnie, taken 'bout a year after we wed."
He said, "Spent 5 years in the bar, when the cancer took her from me,
But I've been sober three years now
'Cause the one thing stronger than the whiskey.
Then I smiled and said, "I'll have some of that."
We sat there and talked as an hour passed like old friends
Saw a black and white picture and it caught my stare
It was a pretty girl with bouffant hair
He said, "That's my Bonnie, taken 'bout a year after we wed."
He said, "Spent 5 years in the bar, when the cancer took her from me,
But I've been sober three years now
'Cause the one thing stronger than the whiskey.
Chorus 2:
Was the sight of her holdin' my baby girl
The way she adored that string of pearls
I gave her the day that our youngest boy Earl
Married his high school love
And it's a new t-shirt saying "I'm a grandpa."
And being right there as our time got small
And holdin' her hand when the good Lord called her up
Yeah man, That's the good stuff.
Was the sight of her holdin' my baby girl
The way she adored that string of pearls
I gave her the day that our youngest boy Earl
Married his high school love
And it's a new t-shirt saying "I'm a grandpa."
And being right there as our time got small
And holdin' her hand when the good Lord called her up
Yeah man, That's the good stuff.
He said, ''When you get home she'll start to cry."
When she says, ''Im sorry.'', say ''So am I.''
Then look into those eyes so deep in love and drink it up
'Cause thats the good stuff.
When she says, ''Im sorry.'', say ''So am I.''
Then look into those eyes so deep in love and drink it up
'Cause thats the good stuff.
That's the good stuff...
song info:
Verified yes
LanguageEnglish
Rank−
Duration00:03:20
Charts
Copyright ©Universal Music Publishing Group, Spirit Music Group, Warner Chappell Music
WriterCraig Wiseman, Jim Collins
Lyrics licensed byLyricFind
Added
Last updatedMarch 6th, 2022
About"The Good Stuff" is a song written by Jim Collins and Craig Wiseman, and recorded by American country music artist Kenny Chesney. It was released in May 2002 as the second single from his album No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems.
The song was Chesney's fifth Number One single on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. At the time, it was also his longest-lasting Number One, having spent a total of seven weeks at the top of the charts (a record since tied by his 2003 single "There Goes My Life"). It was also named as the Number One country music single of 2002 according to Billboard, and it reached Number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
"The Good Stuff" is a mid-tempo song based on different meanings of the phrase "the good stuff". In the first verse, the narrator explains that he has just had a fight with his wife, so he goes to a bar. Seeing only the bartender in the bar, he then asks for "the good stuff" (i.e., a good alcoholic beverage). The bartender then explains that the "good stuff", which cannot be found at the bar, is the love between a man and woman, and the memories that they make together, such as "dropping the ring in the spaghetti plate / 'Cause your hands are shaking so much".
In the second verse, the narrator and the bartender begin conversing, when the narrator notices a picture on the bar. The bartender explains that the picture is of his wife who died of cancer. He also says that for several years after her death, he began drinking regularly, sobering up only after realizing that the memories of the love that they shared are "the one thing stronger than the whiskey".
The bartender, in the song's bridge, then suggests that the male go home and apologize to his wife: "When you get home, she'll start to cry / When she says 'I'm sorry', say 'so am I' / Look into those eyes so deep in love / And drink it up / 'Cause that's the good stuff".
The music video was directed by Shaun Silva and released in April 2002. It is noted that Chesney looks darker in this video. It consists largely of him recording the song, singing in front of a wall containing a few pictures, and at a bar talking to the bartender (played by a good friend of Chesney's.)
"The Good Stuff" debuted at number 53 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for the week of May 4, 2002.
The song was Chesney's fifth Number One single on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. At the time, it was also his longest-lasting Number One, having spent a total of seven weeks at the top of the charts (a record since tied by his 2003 single "There Goes My Life"). It was also named as the Number One country music single of 2002 according to Billboard, and it reached Number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
"The Good Stuff" is a mid-tempo song based on different meanings of the phrase "the good stuff". In the first verse, the narrator explains that he has just had a fight with his wife, so he goes to a bar. Seeing only the bartender in the bar, he then asks for "the good stuff" (i.e., a good alcoholic beverage). The bartender then explains that the "good stuff", which cannot be found at the bar, is the love between a man and woman, and the memories that they make together, such as "dropping the ring in the spaghetti plate / 'Cause your hands are shaking so much".
In the second verse, the narrator and the bartender begin conversing, when the narrator notices a picture on the bar. The bartender explains that the picture is of his wife who died of cancer. He also says that for several years after her death, he began drinking regularly, sobering up only after realizing that the memories of the love that they shared are "the one thing stronger than the whiskey".
The bartender, in the song's bridge, then suggests that the male go home and apologize to his wife: "When you get home, she'll start to cry / When she says 'I'm sorry', say 'so am I' / Look into those eyes so deep in love / And drink it up / 'Cause that's the good stuff".
The music video was directed by Shaun Silva and released in April 2002. It is noted that Chesney looks darker in this video. It consists largely of him recording the song, singing in front of a wall containing a few pictures, and at a bar talking to the bartender (played by a good friend of Chesney's.)
"The Good Stuff" debuted at number 53 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for the week of May 4, 2002.
Album Details
![Kenny Chesney - When The Sun Goes Down [DVD] [2004]](https://cdn.lsistatic.com/img/pixel.gif){kind=tracking}
Now That's What I Call ACM Awards: 50 Years / track 13
Now That's What I Call Music! compilation series
Now That's What I Call Music! compilation series