Bobby opened up the bar on a sunday night

There was a little more blue in the neon light

Some of us drank, some of us cried

Most of us, we did both.

Your daddy drove in, in your old truck

Coach came in and hung your jersey up

I showed up three-quarters drunk

And tried not to let it show.

But tonight, this small town just got a whole lot smaller

I hope you know that down here we don't know what to do

Tonight, this small town just got a whole lot smaller

Buddy, this place won't feel the same without you.

We talked about the wild in our wilder days

All those things that make a mama pray

I couldn't help but think about what you'd say

Hearing us go on and on.

Then somebody had the nerve to play "friends in low places"

Man, you should've heard the whole bar singing

I closed my eyes, and I still could see you

Standing right there singing along.

But tonight, this small town just got a whole lot smaller

I hope you know that down here we don't know what to do

Tonight, this small town just got a whole lot smaller

Buddy, this place won't feel the same without you.

What I wouldn't give to see you walk in here

Put my arm around your neck and buy you that first beer.

Tonight, this small town just got a whole lot smaller

I hope you know that down here we don't know what to do

Tonight, this small town just got a whole lot smaller

Buddy, this place won't feel the same without you.

Yeah, buddy, this place won't feel the same without you.