BARLEYJUICE TRIVIA:
Brewer is the group's frontman. In other lives, he has appeared in Dodge commercials and acted in movies ("Serial Mom" and "Fahrenheit 911") and on TV ("Homicide" and "Hack"). Carbomb owns a kilt-making company on the side.
Bar I Love Remained
Barleyjuice Lyrics
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We′d court upon quart of the 'water of life.'
I gave her my heart at this old oaken bar,
But she left for a guy with a really long car.
Now the single malt flows like a river,
But not fast enough to forgive her.
So I sit and I sing this sad little song,
As another dram is drained.
But the bar I love remained.
Her name wasn′t Nancy, but oh, was she fair,
With her eyes evergreen, and her long golden hair.
Now all I have left is the gin and the rum,
And the empty barstool where she planted her bum.
Now the whisky won′t make me forget her,
But it's making her sister look better.
As I sit and I sing this sad little song,
And another dram is drained.
The lass that I love has left me long,
But the bar I love remained.
Now there′s no use in crying alone in my beer.
My love she is gone, but her sister is here.
I ask the bartender to pour me a glass;
Some courage to help win over this lass.
Says he, "You're not needin′ another.
That's no sister you see, that′s her brother."
So I sit and I sing this sad little song,
And contemplate a change.
The lass that I love has left me long,
But the bar I love remained.
The song "Bar I Love Remained" by Barleyjuice tells the story of a man who met a woman at the "Olde Drum And Fife" bar and fell in love with her. They courted with the "water of life," or whiskey, and he gave her his heart at the old oaken bar. However, she eventually left him for a man with a long car. The man laments the loss of his love and turns to drinking more and more whiskey, but he cannot forget her. He sings a sad song about her while he drinks at the bar where they first met. Even though the woman is gone, he still loves the bar where they shared their first memories together.
The second verse reveals that the woman had green eyes and golden hair, making her appear fair and beautiful. However, she is now gone and all that remains for the man is the gin and rum behind the bar and the empty barstool where she would sit. He tries to forget her with whiskey, but it only makes him think of her sister. When he asks the bartender for another drink to give him courage to approach the sister, the bartender tells him that the sister is actually the woman's brother. The man realizes that he cannot replace his lost love and sings his sad song again, contemplating a change in his life without her.
Overall, the song portrays the sadness and heartbreak of losing a loved one and the struggle to move on. Despite this, the man still finds comfort in the old bar where he first met her.
Line by Line Meaning
I met her here, at the ′Olde Drum And Fife'.
I first laid eyes on her at this bar called Olde Drum And Fife.
We’d court upon quart of the 'water of life.'
We used to spend time together drinking whiskey at this bar.
I gave her my heart at this old oaken bar,
I fell in love with her while we spent time together at this bar called Old oaken bar.
But she left for a guy with a really long car.
But she left me for a man who had a fancy car.
Now the single malt flows like a river,
Whiskey flows a lot at this bar.
But not fast enough to forgive her.
However, it cannot make me forget about her completely.
So I sit and I sing this sad little song,
So I sit here at this bar and sing this sad song.
As another dram is drained.
As I finish one more drink.
The lass that I love has left me long,
The woman I love left me a long time ago.
But the bar I love remained.
But I still love this bar and keep coming back.
Her name wasn’t Nancy, but oh, was she fair,
The woman I loved was not named Nancy, but she was beautiful.
With her eyes evergreen, and her long golden hair.
Her beautiful eyes were green and she had long golden hair.
Now all I have left is the gin and the rum,
All I have now is gin and rum to drink.
And the empty barstool where she planted her bum.
And I am left sitting on an empty barstool where she used to sit.
Now the whisky won’t make me forget her,
Drinking whiskey won't make me forget her.
But it's making her sister look better.
But since I am drinking a lot, her sister looks attractive to me now.
As I sit and I sing this sad little song,
As I continue sitting and singing this sad song.
And another dram is drained.
As I finish another drink.
The lass that I love has left me long,
The woman I love left me a long time ago.
But the bar I love remained.
But I still love this bar and keep coming back.
Now there’s no use in crying alone in my beer.
There is no point in crying by myself and drinking beer.
My love she is gone, but her sister is here.
The woman I loved is gone, but her sister is here with me.
I ask the bartender to pour me a glass;
I ask the bartender to pour me a drink.
Some courage to help win over this lass.
I need some courage to impress her.
Says he, 'You're not needin' another.
But the bartender tells me that I don't need any more drinks.
That's no sister you see, that’s her brother.'
The bartender tells me that the person I thought was her sister is actually her brother.
So I sit and I sing this sad little song,
So I continue sitting and singing this sad song.
And contemplate a change.
And I start to think about making changes in my life.
The lass that I love has left me long,
The woman I love left me a long time ago.
But the bar I love remained.
But I still love this bar and keep coming back.
Writer(s): Keith Swanson
Contributed by Joseph J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.