A bar is the place to be. Well, it is according to country music.
Tuned into a country music station the other day and caught the first few lines of the Toby Keith song “I Love this Bar.” The song describes a friendly place where all are welcome and accepted. As I listened the thought occurred to me- If we changed the word "bar" to church, would the song still make sense?
We got winners, we got losers
Chain smokers and boozers
And we got yuppies, we got bikers
We got thirsty hitchhikers
And the girls next door dress up like movie stars
I love this bar (church)
We got cowboys, we got truckers
Broken-hearted fools and suckers
And we got hustlers, we got fighters
Early-birds and all-nighters
And the veterans talk about their battle scars
I love this bar (church)
I love this bar (church)
It's my kind of place
Just walkin' through the front door
Puts a big smile on my face
It ain't too far, come as you are
I love this bar (church)
I've seen short skirts, we got high-techs
Blue-collared boys and rednecks
And we got lovers, lots of lookers
I've even seen dancing girls and hookers
Just wondering...