Friends In Low Places lyrics

I wish the long version would've been the single version. it would've made the song MUCH better.

Fun Fact:

According to Earl Bud Lee, one of the songs' co-composers, the idea of the song was born when he and some songwriting friends gathered for lunch one day at Tavern on the Row, a popular Nashville eatery. When the check came, Lee realized he had forgotten his money. He was asked how he was going to pay for the meal, and he replied, "Don't worry. I have friends in low places. I know the cook."[1]

Lee and his songwriting partner, DeWayne Blackwell, immediately recognized that the line "friends in low places" had potential, but they didn't act upon it immediately.[1]

Some months later, Lee and Blackwell were at a party, celebrating a recent #1 hit by another songwriter. They began to talk about the dormant "friends in low places" idea, and "at that very moment, it all started to come together in a song," Lee said.[2] Because nothing else was available, they wrote the song on paper napkins.[2]

The song tells the tale of an unexpected, presumably drunk, guest who made an unscheduled appearance at his ex-lover's formal party, where her new boyfriend is present. The "guest" then presents this toast to her: "Honey, we may be through, but you'll never hear me complain!", before taking solace in his barroom buddies.

When the composers polished "Friends in Low Places", they contacted Garth Brooks to see if he would record a demo for them.