That's How It Works Lyrics

There's a bar I know
That's supposed
To close at midnight
But when I come home
They lock me in 'til five

I've been on the road all day
And I'm half a mile away
And I'm hoping they'll be open
When I arrive

Now I don't get home
As often as I'd love to
And we all go home
To keep our souls alive
Mine's a filthy little town
But I'm shovin' the pedal down
And I'm hoping they'll be open
When I arrive

The barman's gettin' married
And he's saving up his pay
‘cause he knows a million dreams
That have been lost
And tossed away

One of these days
I'm gonna pack up drinking
Before I do the one
I don't survive

When you've been
On the road all day
And you're half a mile away
You'll be hoping
They'll be open
When you arrive
Yes, and I'm hoping
They'll be open
When I arrive!