Bars Open Tonight

admendment

Verse 1

The date was December fifth, 'thirty-three, a moment long-awaited [1].

The nation’s long dry spell, a bitter law, finally outdated [1].

From Maine's cold coast to California’s shore, a new day was dawning,

As Utah cast the final vote, and the long night started yawning [1].

The Eighteenth gone, the Twenty-First arrived, a shift in the American soul,

To bring back the saloons and bars, and make the country whole [1, 2].

Chorus

So raise your glasses high tonight, let the taps begin to flow!

From a silent street to a lively beat, watch this new bar start to grow!

The 'Twenty-First Amendment, a glorious sound, the right to wet your whistle,

The neon sign is sparking up, the ban goes out on a final missle!

No more speakeasies and secret knocks, we’re open to the light,

Come on in, good people all, and let’s celebrate the night! [1, 2]

Verse 2

The dust came off the bottles, in the cellar, dark and deep,

A generation’s thirst to quench, a promise they would keep [3].

The carpenter put up the bar, the mirror caught the light,

The scent of sawdust, polish, and hope, a beautiful, legal sight [3].

No longer glancing at the door for the agents of the law,

A man could have an honest beer without a single flaw.

Chorus

So raise your glasses high tonight, let the taps begin to flow!

From a silent street to a lively beat, watch this new bar start to grow!

The 'Twenty-First Amendment, a glorious sound, the right to wet your whistle,

The neon sign is sparking up, the ban goes out on a final missle!

No more speakeasies and secret knocks, we’re open to the light,

Come on in, good people all, and let’s celebrate the night! [1, 2]

Bridge

The rules have changed, the times have turned, the future's looking bright,

A simple freedom, long denied, restored with all its might [1, 2].

From federal overreach to state control, the power's back in town,

So pour a whiskey, draw a stout, and let the good times resound [2].

Chorus

So raise your glasses high tonight, let the taps begin to flow!

From a silent street to a lively beat, watch this new bar start to grow!

The 'Twenty-First Amendment, a glorious sound, the right to wet your whistle,

The neon sign is sparking up, the ban goes out on a final missle!

No more speakeasies and secret knocks, we’re open to the light,

Come on in, good people all, and let’s celebrate the night! [1, 2]

Outro

Yeah, the bar is open, wide and true.

The 'Twenty-First made it all come through [1].

Let the good times roll, for me and you.

The bar is open, brand new.

Cheers to the red, white, and blue. [1]