"Brown's Diner Bar" lyrics

Brown's Diner Bar is my favorite in town
Back when I drank beer, I poured quite a few down
The burgers are greasy, and they still taste the same
A hundred years old and not much has changed

The words on the walls of the men's room are gold
Well, some are funny as hell, and some were just cold
The waitresses smiled when you walked through the door
And there ain't many places like Brown's anymore

So many memories in these forty-some years
But the one that sticks with me, still brings me to tears
The night John Prine was singing on the jukebox
Mama danced with Hal Ketchum in the parking lot

Songwriters and dreamers all came with their songs
Every hillbilly singer had a place to belong
And we all felt like locals in that old trolley car
There's a whole lot of history in that Brown's Diner Bar

So many memories in these forty-some years
But the one that sticks with me, still brings me to tears
The night John Prine was singing on the jukebox
And Mama danced with Hal Ketchum in the parking lot

Sweet John Prine was singing on the jukebox
Mama danced with Hal Ketchum in the parking lot