Lyrics

"This Bar Remembers" Yves Stilmant © 2025
[Verse 1a]
It was two-for-one on whiskey shots
And Hank was two sheets and forgettin' a lot
Sat at the bar with a bleach-blonde grin
He didn't know who he was messin' with
[Verse 1b]
'Cause through the doors came fire and flame
In curlers, boots, and my last name
She said, "Move your hands or lose your life"
Y'all, that's the moment the bar met my wife
[Pre-Chorus]
She had rage, mascara, and a cast-iron pan
And I spilled my beer when she screamed, "I CAN!"
[Chorus]
This bar remembers that hillbilly scream
The Hee Haw brawl and shattered dreams
My wife threw chairs like WWE
Yelled, "Tell that skank to fight me!"
The jukebox quit, the crowd backed down
She climbed onstage in her nightgown
You don't forget a fight like that
Yeah, this bar remembers -- and it still looks flat

[Verse 2a]
She slapped Miss Blondie into Tuesday night
Then chugged a beer and said, "That's right!"
Took a shot, lit a Marlboro Red
And hollered, "Play me Willie or someone's dead!"

[Verse 2b]
The sheriff showed, but he backed away
Said, "Ain't no laws in love or rage"
She kissed me hard, then threw my phone
And rode a barstool like a rodeo clone
[Pre-Chorus]
She's 5-foot-2 of pure "bless your heart"
And she tore that honky-tonk apart
[Double Chorus]
This bar remembers her war cry yell
The "Hee Haw!" stomp that rang like hell
She tossed a dart that hit the clock
Then dared the bouncer to come take stock
It's where revenge wore pink hair curlers
And turned my world into a trailer twirler
The bar still shakes when we come back
Yeah, this bar remembers that attack
[Bridge - Spoken/Shouted Over Banjo Breakdown]
"Honey, grab your purse and the pool stick -- we ain't done yet!"
"Someone hold my mule -- no, not you, Darlene!"
"GET HIM, SIS!"
[Final Chorus + Tag]
This bar remembers, don't you doubt
She cleaned house and cleared it out
From the jukebox to the neon sign
She flipped the switch -- and the whole dang line
So next time you think to cheat and sit
Just remember -- she remembers it
Yeah this bar remembers, clear as day
And my face still twitches when they play...
"Jolene."