They were playing
    that old country waltz
In this empty bar
    echoin' off the wall.
When I first got the bad news
    that you set me free,
The band played the
    old country waltz to me.

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.

Out the window the moon shines
On the roofs of the cars
While I knock down
    tequila and salt
And the band plays the
    old country waltz.

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

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