Drunk Girl
Chris Janson Lyrics
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In and out of every bar on a whim just like the wind blows
She's either a bachelorette or coming off a breakup
Take a drunk girl home
She's bouncing like a pinball
Singing every word she never knew
Dancing with her eyes closed like she's the only one in the room
Take a drunk girl home
Take a drunk girl home
Let her sleep all alone
Leave her keys on the counter, your number by the phone
Pick up her life she threw on the floor
Leave the hall lights on, walk out and lock the door
That's how she knows the difference between a boy and man
Take a drunk girl home
You leave her drive for a dive and you get something bad to eat
They're singing "Closing Time" at that little bar across the street
In two by twos, strangers and lovers headed for the covers, hooking up
That TV in your two bedroom, sound's turned off
And through the paper-thin walls, you can hear the neighbor's cigarette cough
There's a million things you could be doing but there's one thing you're damn sure glad you did
Take a drunk girl home
Let her sleep all alone
Leave her keys on the counter, your number by the phone
Pick up her life she threw on the floor
Leave the hall lights on walk out and lock the door
That's how you know the difference between a boy and man
You take a drunk girl home
You took a drunk girl home
In the sober light of dawn
She left you a message, she thanked you on the phone
'Cause you picked up her life she threw on the floor
You left the hall lights on, walked out and locked the door
That's how she knows the difference between a boy and man
Take a drunk girl home
You take a drunk girl home
Take a drunk girl home
Chris Janson's song Drunk Girl tells the story of a man who encounters a drunk girl at a bar and decides to do the right thing by taking her home rather than taking advantage of her. The lyrics portray the girl as someone who is going through a difficult time, possibly after a breakup, and is trying to drown her sorrows in alcohol. She's described as being in and out of every bar on a whim, with cover charge stamps on her hand making it look like a rainbow. Janson sings that the woman is bouncing around like a pinball, singing every word she never knew, and dancing with her eyes closed like she's the only one in the room. Her hair is disheveled and she's falling out of her dress, but the man still decides to take her home and let her sleep alone.
The chorus of the song emphasizes the importance of taking care of someone who is vulnerable and intoxicated: "Take a drunk girl home, let her sleep all alone, leave her keys on the counter, your number by the phone, pick up her life she threw on the floor, leave the hall lights on, walk out and lock the door. That's how you know the difference between a boy and man, you take a drunk girl home."
Line by Line Meaning
Couple cover charge stamps got her hand looking like a rainbow
She's been to multiple bars where she's paid the cover charge and is marked with stamps.
In and out of every bar on a whim just like the wind blows
She's going from bar to bar without much thought, just as easily as the wind changes directions.
She's either a bachelorette, or coming off a breakup
She's either celebrating being single or trying to drown her sorrows from a recent breakup.
Take a drunk girl home
It's important to take a drunk girl home to ensure her safety.
She's bouncing like a pinball
She's jumping around from person to person, or table to table, without any direction, just like a pinball in a machine.
Singing every word she never knew
She's singing along to songs she doesn't even know the words to.
Dancing with her eyes closed like she's the only one in the room
She's in her own world, dancing with her eyes closed, ignoring everyone else around her.
Her hair's a perfect mess, falling out of that dress
She's disheveled, with her hair a mess and her dress falling off.
Take a drunk girl home
It's important to take a drunk girl home to ensure her safety.
Let her sleep all alone
It's best to not stay with her, but instead let her sleep alone.
Leave her keys on the counter, your number by the phone
Leave her keys in a visible place, and leave your phone number just in case she needs help later.
Pick up her life she threw on the floor
Help her collect her belongings that she might have dropped or thrown on the floor.
Leave the hall lights on, walk out and lock the door
Make sure to leave the lights on in case she wakes up, and lock the door behind you for her protection.
That's how she knows the difference between a boy and man
Taking care of a drunk girl and making sure she's safe shows that you're a responsible and mature man, not just a boy.
You leave her drive for a dive and you get something bad to eat
After dropping her off, you might go to a dive bar and get some unhealthy food.
They're singing 'Closing Time' at that little bar across the street
The bar across the street is playing the song 'Closing Time', indicating that it's time to go home or go to bed.
In two by twos, strangers and lovers headed for the covers, hooking up
People are leaving the bar in pairs, some who just met and some who are already in relationships, to go home together and have sex.
That TV in your two bedroom, sound's turned off
At home, you have a TV in the bedroom, but it's turned off.
And through the paper-thin walls, you can hear the neighbor's cigarette cough
The walls of the house or apartment are thin, and you can hear your neighbor coughing because they're smoking.
There's a million things you could be doing but there's one thing you're damn sure glad you did
There are many things you could be doing, but you're glad you made the decision to take the drunk girl home and ensure her safety.
You took a drunk girl home
You made the decision to take the drunk girl home and ensure her safety.
In the sober light of dawn
In the morning, when you're sober and clear-headed.
She left you a message, she thanked you on the phone
She called or texted you to thank you for taking care of her the night before.
You picked up her life she threw on the floor
You helped her collect her belongings that she might have dropped or thrown on the floor.
You left the hall lights on, walked out and locked the door
You left the lights on in case she woke up, and locked the door behind you for her protection.
That's how she knows the difference between a boy and man
Taking care of a drunk girl and making sure she's safe shows that you're a responsible and mature man, not just a boy.
Take a drunk girl home
It's important to take a drunk girl home to ensure her safety.
Take a drunk girl home
It's important to take a drunk girl home to ensure her safety.
Lyrics Ā© OLE MEDIA MANAGEMENT LP, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Chris Janson, Tom Douglas, Travis Hill
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
RekTz YT
"Take a drunk girl home
Let her sleep all alone
Leave her keys on the counter, your number by the phone
Pick up her life she threw on the floor
Leave the hall lights on, walk out and lock the door
That's how she knows the difference between a boy and man
Take a drunk girl home"
4 years later and this line alone still is my favorite line to this day......... if you missed the point of this part of the song dont bother with me
J S
Finally, a song (from any genre) that doesn't celebrate being an asshole, and encourages doing the right thing!!!! Great tune!
Charizard sniper
Thats the real heart of country bud. Amen to that Iād like to see how many assholes could do this.
Evelyn Carlisle
I agree
SirMattyTheGreat
J S agreed. Except i literally like a song called Im an Asshole! by 404vincent
Erik Lehman
There's a few songs from years back by Toby Keith, My List, Huckleberry, and Hope On the Rocks that are very wholesome
Gary Liseo Jr
Despite what some people may be thinking, this song is not meant to say how you can get a girlfriend... thinking that by taking a drunk girl home and making sure she's safe will make her fall in love with you.
THe song is talking about how to be a man, a real man with integrity and respect. It takes strength to avoid temptation and do the right thing when most others wouldn't. The message is to see this girl as your sister, niece, aunt, mother, etc. Think of how you would want them to be safe rather than taken advantage of.
This can also apply to women who see men that are under the influence or otherwise not themselves. Yes, I am saying that this can happen to men just as it can women.
The footnote of hat's I'm trying to say is to treat others well and do what you can to help. In a world where people exploit the lesser times of others, we need people who can support those so they will come back higher.
bruce stevens
Well said. We need more men who do the right things, not the the easy ones.
Fordpower Tik
Mornin
manus dei
One could argue that a real man doesn't get drunk in the first place...
devpav
@manus dei Doesn't get drunk, and doesn't associate with drunk women.