Ooh, yeah Well that truck in the front yard Needs a new carburetor And that hole in the sheetrock I'll get to it later This front porch swinger's got a six-pack stringer So I probably won't do it today But there's always next year to drink less beer And think less about your memory Get your picture off the dashboard of this ol' Ford And start workin' on a brand new me I know I need to quite drinkin' and smokin' and move on Instead of wishin' and hopin' you'd come back around here But there's always next year, oh, yeah That church where I oughta go Will still be there And this break in my heart No, it ain't goin' nowherе But there's always next yеar to drink less beer And think less about your memory Get your picture off the dashboard of this ol' Ford And start workin' on a brand new me I know I need to quite drinkin' and smokin' and move on Instead of wishin' and hopin' you'd come back around here But there's always next year The fish ain't bitin', the cows ain't mooin' The crops ain't growin' at all And I can't sleep without you next to me Or stop singin' 'bout you bein' gone But there's always next year to drink less beer And think less about your memory Get your picture off the dashboard of this ol' Ford And start workin' on a brand new me I know I need to quite drinkin' and smokin' and move on Instead of wishin' and hopin' you'd come back around here But there's always next year There's always next year, whoo There's always next year (ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, yeah) (Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, yeah)