[Verse 1]
Wherever I lay my head down tonight
Won't be as far as we wanna be
Make my way through June, July, and most of August
Bathing in a creek, no time to dry

[Verse 2]
Money’s been coming in thin this year, oh well
No I ain't as young as I think I am anymore
I coulda done better this year, just got no draw
Pick your head up, twenty-six hours to St. Paul

[Chorus]
It's a long way to fall
But it’s the closest place to the heart

[Verse 3]
Fajitas on a homemade grill, ain't no better way
Whip out the guitars and sing them songs we love to play
Howlin' at the top of our lungs ain't a lullaby for sleep
It's the only way to keep from goin' insane from week-to-week

We sing ooh

[Verse 4]
Monday's already passed by and Tuesday's close behind
Pendleton whiskey empty, done lost my mind
Wake up in the middle of a field, still can’t find little brother
Good Lordie, oh my, he went home with so-and-so’s mother

[Chorus]
It's a long way to fall
But it’s the closest place to the heart

[Bridge]
Broke down in the desert, wheels off we'll just leave it
No breaks for the weary, let's see how long we can stand it

[Chorus]
'Cause it’s a long way to fall
But it's the closest place
Yeah it's the closest place
Yeah it's the closest place to the heart
[Outro]
Wherever I lay my head down tonight
Won't be as far as we need to be