Story Behind The Song
I was sitting in a parking lot of Oklahoma State University in 1989 and the words to this song just started flowing in my head. I grabbed a pencil and paper and started writing.
Song Description
"Pass It On Down" is a high-energy country track with a hopeful twist. A rough-riding, bar-brawling narrator finds salvation in love, trading wild nights for tender ones. With its catchy melody and heartfelt lyrics, this song explores themes of redemption, love's transformative power, and leaving a troubled past behind.
| Song Length |
3:03 |
Genre |
Country - General, Country - Contemporary |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Delighted, In High Spirits |
Subject |
Life, General |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
Verse 1
Well, I've been kicked out damn near every bar in town
And I've beat up every drunk around
Well, I'm hanging up these Saturday nights
No more beer and no more fights
I'm gonna give it up, and pass it on down
Verse 2
Drinking booze, well it's no way of living
And I don't like the pain that it's been given
You know I can't get a damn thing right
I wished I could on a Saturday night
But since I met you girl, gonna pass it on down
Oh, pass it on down, yea yea pass it on down
Instrumental
Verse 3
I've been kicked out damn near every bar in town
Without you girl, I just can't get around
I rather spend my Saturday nights
Kissing you and holding you tight
That's the kind of life, I ain't passing on down
No I ain't passing on down, no I ain't passing on down