Smoke Break

Album: Storyteller (2015)
Charted: 43
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  • She's a small-town, hard-working woman just tryna make a living
    Working three jobs, feeding four little mouths in a run-down kitchen
    When you're never taking nothing and doing nothing but giving
    It's hard to be a good wife and a good mom and a good Christian

    She said, "I don't drink
    But sometimes I need a stiff drink
    Sipping from a highball glass
    Let the world fade away"
    She said, "I don't smoke
    But sometimes I need a long drag
    Yeah, I know it might sound bad
    But sometimes I need a smoke break"

    He's a big-city, hard-working man just tryna climb the ladder
    First generation to go to college instead of driving a tractor
    Never had nothing handed to him on a silver platter
    It's hard to be a good man, good son, do something good that matters

    He said, "I don't drink
    But sometimes I wanna pop that top
    Take a swig and make the world stop
    And watch it fade away"
    He said, "I don't smoke
    But sometimes I wanna light it up
    Yeah, when things get tough
    Sometimes I need a smoke break"
    Yeah

    So here's to you and here's to when the day gets long
    Go ahead, I understand if you wanna take a load off

    I don't drink
    But sometimes I need a stiff drink
    Sipping from a highball glass
    Let the world fade away
    Yeah, and I don't smoke
    But sometimes I need a long drag
    Yeah, I know it might sound bad
    But sometimes I need a, sometimes I need a

    When the day gets long
    When the work's all done
    When the sun sets
    When you need to forget
    Grab that cup, mmm
    Fill it up
    Sip it slow
    And let it all go
    Ooh Writer/s: Carrie Underwood, Chris Destefano, Hillary Lindsey
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management, Downtown Music Publishing, ENDURANCE MUSIC GROUP, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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