They were playing that old country waltz In this empty bar echoin' off the wall When I first got the bad news that you set me free The band played the old country waltz to me Well, I loved, and I lost, and I cried The day that the two of us died Ain't got no excuses, I just want to ride While the band plays the old country waltz Out the window the moon shines On the roofs of the cars While I knocked down tequila and salt And the band plays the old country waltz And we're playin' it, that old country waltz In this empty bar echoin' off the wall Ain't got no excuses, we just want to play That good old country waltz I ain't got no excuses, I just want to play That good old country waltz That good old country waltz [Hitchhiker version - 2017] I'm playing that old country waltz In this empty hall bouncin' off the wall Ain't got no excuses, I just want to play That good old country waltz Well, I loved, and I lost, and I cried The day that the two of us died Ain't got no excuses, I just want to ride While the band plays the old country waltz Out the window the moonlight shines On the roofs of the cars While the bar serves tequila and salt And the band played the old country waltz This old music has kept me on top And when you're down it's a hard thing to stop I don't need no excuses, I just want to play That good old country waltz And I'm playin' it, that old country waltz In this empty hall echoin' off the wall Ain't got no excuses, I just want to play That good old country waltz I ain't got no excuses, I just need to play That good old country waltz