Lyrics:

I never knew this place
Had so much empty space
Until tonight, when you walked right out the door
And so I walked to our bedside
And pulled out that 45
That laid for years behind our chest of drawers

At first, it looked too worn to play
The label all but washed away
Then I made out the name of my old friend
Thirty years, and a scratch or two
But when the needle hit the groove
I knew it was 'Cryin' Time' again

The Buck starts here
With Hank sure to follow
Turn him up loud and clear
He's singin' my sorrow
Let the sad songs roll on
Through a house filled with tears
When the good times is gone
The Buck starts here

The people in the house next door
Think I'm tearing up the floor
It's half past four, my lights are burning bright
This occasion's no big deal:
It's just some boys from Bakersfield
Who came around to help me through the night

The Buck starts here
With Hank sure to follow
Turn him up loud and clear
He's singin' my sorrow
Let the sad songs roll on
Through a house filled with tears
When the good times is gone
The Buck starts here
When the good times is gone
The Buck starts here