[Verse 1]
They were playin' that old country waltz
In this empty bar, echoing off the wall
When I first got the bad news that you set me free
The band played the old country waltz to me

[Verse 2]
Well, I loved and I lost and I cried
The day that the two of us died
Ain't got no excuses, I just want to ride
While the band plays the old country waltz

[Instrumental Break]

[Bridge]
Out the window the moon shines on the roofs of the cars
While I knock down tequila and salt, oh oh
And the band plays the old country waltz

[Verse 3]
And we're playin' it, that old country waltz
In this empty bar, echoing off the wall
Ain't got no excuses, we just want to play
That good old country waltz

[Outro]
I ain't got no excuses, I just want to play
That good old country waltz
That good old country waltz