David Frizzell - I'm Gonna Hire a Wino (To Decorate Our Home)


Intro  
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 I came crawling home last night, like many nights before:
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 I finally made it to my feet as she opened up the door.
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And she said, "You're not gonna do this anymore."


Chorus
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She said, "I'm gonna' hire a wino to decorate our home,
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So you'll feel more at ease here, and you won't need to roam.
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We'll take out the dining room table, and put a bar along that wall.
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And a neon sign, to point the way, to our bathroom down the hall."


Verse 1
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She said “Just bring your Friday paycheck & I'll cash them all right here
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And I'll keep on tap for all your friends their favorite kinds of beer.
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And for you, I'll always keep in stock, those soft aluminum cans.
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And when you're feeling macho, you can crush them like a man."
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She said, "We'll rip out all the carpet, and put sawdust on the floor.
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Serve hard boiled eggs and pretzels, and I won't cook no more.
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There'll be Monday night football, on T.V. above the bar.
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And a pay phone in the hallway, when your friends can't find their car."


Chorus
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She said, "I'm gonna' hire a wino to decorate our home,
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So you'll feel more at ease here, and you won't need to roam.
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We'll take out the dining room table, and put a bar along that wall.
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And a neon sign, to point the way, to our bathroom down the hall."



Verse 2
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She said, "You'll get friendly service, and for added atmosphere.
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I'll slip on something sexy, and I'll cut it clear to here.
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Then you can slap my bottom, every time you tell a joke.
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Just as long as you keep tipping, well, I'll laugh until you're broke."
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She said, "Instead of family quarrels, we'll have a bar-room brawl,
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When the Ham's bear say's its closing time, you won't have far to crawl.
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And when you run out of money, you'll have me to thank.
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You can sleep it off next morning, when I'm putting it in the bank."


Chorus
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She said, "I'm gonna' hire a wino, to decorate our home,
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So you can feel more at ease here, and you won't have to roam. Then
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When you and your friends get off from work, and have a powerful thirst.
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There won't be any reason, why you can't stop off here first."

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She said, "I'm gonna' hire a wino to decorate our home,
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So you'll feel more at ease here, and you won't need to roam.
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We'll take out the dining room table, and put a bar along that wall.
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And a neon sign, to point the way, to our bathroom down the hall."

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She said, "I'm gonna' hire a wino to decorate our home,
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So you'll feel more at ease here, and you won't need to roam.
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We'll take out the dining room table, and put a bar... (fade out)