[Intro]
Ooh, yeah

[Verse 1]
Well that truck in the front yard
Needs a new carburetor
And that hole in the sheetrock
I'll get to it later
This front porch swinger's got a six-pack stringer
So I probably won't do it today

[Chrous]
But there's always next year to drink less beer
And think less about your memory
Get your picture off the dashboard of this ol' Ford
And start workin' on a brand new me
I know I need to quite drinkin' and smokin' and move on
Instead of wishin' and hopin' you'd come back around here
But there's always next year, oh yeah

[Verse 1]
That church where I oughta go
Will still be there
And this break in my heart
No, it ain't goin' nowherе
[Chorus]
But there's always next yеar to drink less beer
And think less about your memory
Get your picture off the dashboard of this ol' Ford
And start workin' on a brand new me
I know I need to quite drinkin' and smokin' and move on
Instead of wishin' and hopin' you'd come back around here
But there's always next year

[Bridge]
The fish ain't bitin', the cows ain't mooin'
The crops ain't growin' at all
And I can't sleep without you next to me
Or stop singin' 'bout you bein' gone

[Chrous]
But there's always next year to drink less beer
And think less about your memory
Get your picture off the dashboard of this ol' Ford
And start workin' on a brand new me
I know I need to quite drinkin' and smokin' and move on
Instead of wishin' and hopin' you'd come back around here
But there's always next year

[Outro]
There's always next year, whoo
There's always next year (Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, yeah)
(Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, yeah)