Van and Willie went out one night
Once they get out on the road
Then everything is alright
Got to get away from the kids and the wives
Well, they ran into some city boys that didn't
Walk just right
And the line was drawn for another showdown
Like they'd always seen it done
And when the lights came up on the little woods town
There was an old man bailing out a son
Going out for a night on the town
Going out to the smoke and the trees
Going out for a night on the town
Going out for a look and see
Said, "Do what your daddy told you"
"Well, I just went out and did that"
Van and Willie went out one night
There's a green table down at the Midway
Where they rack up the b**** for games
And reputations are made
There's a green forest full of oaks and pines
Where they cleared a s***e in the middle
Where secret scores are settled
And the claim was made round the table that night
And they rode off through the trees
And the young boys tell how the city boys tried
And how one man fell to his knees
And the line was drawn for another showdown
Like they'd always seen and done
And one man's night for a drunken old time
Left a soar on another man's son
Written by B. R. Hornsby and John Hornsby
Bruce Hornsby - piano, vocal
Mark Fain - bass
Cody Kilby - guitar solo, banjo
Andy Leftwich - mandolin
Ricky Skaggs - guitar
Once they get out on the road
Then everything is alright
Got to get away from the kids and the wives
Well, they ran into some city boys that didn't
Walk just right
And the line was drawn for another showdown
Like they'd always seen it done
And when the lights came up on the little woods town
There was an old man bailing out a son
Going out for a night on the town
Going out to the smoke and the trees
Going out for a night on the town
Going out for a look and see
Said, "Do what your daddy told you"
"Well, I just went out and did that"
Van and Willie went out one night
There's a green table down at the Midway
Where they rack up the b**** for games
And reputations are made
There's a green forest full of oaks and pines
Where they cleared a s***e in the middle
Where secret scores are settled
And the claim was made round the table that night
And they rode off through the trees
And the young boys tell how the city boys tried
And how one man fell to his knees
And the line was drawn for another showdown
Like they'd always seen and done
And one man's night for a drunken old time
Left a soar on another man's son
Written by B. R. Hornsby and John Hornsby
Bruce Hornsby - piano, vocal
Mark Fain - bass
Cody Kilby - guitar solo, banjo
Andy Leftwich - mandolin
Ricky Skaggs - guitar