Dawes St. Augustine At Night
[Verse 1]
The cherry gum would cover up the cigarettes we smoked
The 7 Up would balance out the beer
Mom would make us dinner and we'd all try not to choke
Dad was working later every year
[Verse 2]
We count the trucks on Highway 1 on their way to Jacksonville
Wonderin' where they headed on from there
My brothers and my sister all stood spiritually still
As if those roads became the answers to their prayers
[Chorus 1]
But I didn't want it any other way
This town was the one thing that felt right
All these tourists could be kings during the day
But not in St. Augustine at night
[Verse 3]
I was working at the bait shack, supplying all the fishing tours
Pretty soon I was chartering a boat
My dad said I needed dumb luck and a secret stash of Coors
If I stood a chance at keeping things afloat
[Verse 4]
That's when my girlfriend told me, "There's a baby on the way
And I need to know you're gonna go to bat"
Well, I never put off 'til tomorrow the things I shoulda done today
No, I've always waited way longer than that
[Chorus 2]
I have never had much say in how I felt
I've been guided by my barroom appetites
So if this world belongs to everybody else
Just leave me St. Augustine at night
[Bridge]
The Lord must really love us common folk
'Cause he made so goddamn much
Now if he'd just point the way to go
If he could just start speaking up
[Verse 5]
Our oldest brother left this world for leading one too many lives
I guess he settled for none at all
The rest of us just grew apart and blamed our husbands and our wives
When anyone was asked why they don't call
[Verse 6]
And life became a series of birthdays, cars and pets
Just anything to look forward to
I don't talk about mistakes. I don't talk about regrets
At this point, I'm not sure what good it would do
[Chorus 3]
But I'm not asking for anybody's help
As I gaze out where the stars dance with the lights
If I'm not sure how I feel about myself
I still got St. Augustine at night
I still got St. Augustine at night