Introduction:
Drinks After Work, released in 2013, is a country music song by American singer-songwriter Toby Keith. The song is the title track from Keith’s seventeenth studio album of the same name, Drinks After Work. Keith produced the album himself, alongside collaborators Scotty Emerick, Bobby Pinson and Rivers Rutherford.
Drinks After Work celebrates the end-of-work unwind for everyday people. It focuses on the camaraderie and shared experiences of those who punch a clock, and the joy of letting loose with co-workers after a long week. The song doesn’t shy away from the monotony of the nine-to-five grind, but instead offers the perspective that shared drinks and conversation can provide a welcome escape.
While not Keith’s biggest chart topper, Drinks After Work was a hit, reaching number two on the Billboard Country Airplay chart and number 16 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The song resonated with fans and helped solidify Toby Keith’s status as a country music artist who celebrates the working class.
Drinks After Work was also released with a music video [YouTube], featuring Keith and his band performing the song interspersed with scenes of people enjoying after-work drinks with friends and colleagues. The video further emphasizes the song’s themes of camaraderie and shared release.
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Lyrics:
Talk on the phone, stare at the screenDoin’ the job, livin’ the dreamGettin’ paid, yeah rightThinkin’ about what I’ll say to proveThat we should go out for a laugh or twoInstead of going home tonightBeen a long day, no breakWe made it to the middle of the weekAnd I’m thinking that I’m probably gonna needTo get to know you casuallyJust having fun, two for oneWatch a good time get a little betterAin’t no ball and chain for the suits and skirtsJust drinks after workDrinks after workTell me what’s it gonna hurtTo have a little drink after work?Happy hour’s like a holidayHanging with you’s like getting awayLet’s conversate for a little whileWell, keep me company, catch me upIt’s a whole lot better than being stuckIn a drive-time 9 to 5, I’d rather see you smileLong day, no breakWe made it to the middle of the weekAnd I’m thinking that I’m probably gonna needTo get to know you casuallyJust having fun, two for oneWatch a good time get a little betterAin’t no ball and chain for the suits and skirtsJust drinks after workDrinks after workTell me what’s it gonna hurtTo have a little drink after work?Been a long day and the boss don’t get itDon’t you wanna take the edge off with some 7 and 7?Just crushin’ on a friend, tell me what’s it gonna hurtSippin’ and tippin’ some drinks after work?Long day, no breakWe made it to the middle of the weekAnd I’m thinking that I’m probably gonna needTo get to know you casuallyJust having fun, two for oneWatch a good time get a little betterAin’t no ball and chain for the suits and skirtsJust drinks after workDrinks after workTell me what’s it gonna hurtTo have a little drink after work?Long day, no breakTell me what’s it gonna hurtTo have a little drink after work?Sippin’ and tippin’ some drinks after work