Bob & Tom: Beer Run

(by Tom Snyder)

B, double E, double R, U, N
Beer run
B, double E, double R, U, N
Beer run

All we need is a ten and a fiver
A car and a key and a sober driver
B, double E, double R, U, N
Beer run

A couple of frat guys from Aveline
Drove out all night to see Robert Earl Keen
At the K Peg Swine and Soiree Dance
They wore baseball caps and khaki pants
They wanted cigarettes, so to save a little money
They got one from this hippie that smelled kind of funny
And the next thing they knew, they were both really hungry
And pretty thirsty, too

B, double E, double R, U, N
Beer run
B, double E, double R, U, N
Beer run
All we need is a ten and a fiver
A car and a key and a sober driver

B, double E, double R, U, N
Beer run

Found a store with a sign
That said their beer was coldest
So they sent in Brad 'cause he looked the oldest
He got a case of beer and a candy bar
Walked over to where all them registers are,
Laid his fake ID on the counter top
The clerk looked, he turned, he looked back up, he stopped
He said, "son, I'm not gonna call the cops, but I'm gonna have to keep this card"
The guys both took it pretty hard

B, double E, double R, U, N
Beer run
B, double E, double R, U, N
Beer run

Oh, how happy we would be
Had we only brought a better fake ID
On this

B, double E, double R, U, N
Beer run

We found this other old hippie named Sleepy John
He claimed to be the one from the Robert Earl Keen song
So they gave him all their cash
He bought them some brew
It was a beautiful day out in Santa Cruz
They were feeling so good, it should have been a crime
The crowd was cool and the band was primed
They made it back up front to their seats just in time
So they could sing with all their friends
They say the road goes on forever, and the party never ends

B, double E, double R, U, N
Beer run
B, double E, double R, U, N
Beer run

All we need is a ten and a fiver
A car and a key and a sober driver
B, double E, double R, U, N
Beer run