When I got the news today
I didn't know what to say.
So I just hung up the phone.
I took a walk to clear my head,
this is where the walking lead
Can't believe you're really gone
Don't feel like going home
So I'm gonna sit right here
On the edge of this pier
Watch the sunset disappear
And drink a beer
Funny how the good ones go
Too soon, but the good lord knows
The reasons why it gets
Sometimes the greater plan is kinda
hard to understand
Right now it don't make sense
I can't make it all make sense
So I'm gonna sit right here
on the edge of this pier
Watch the sunset disappear
And drink a beer
So long my friend, until we meet again
I'll remember you
And all the times we used to
Sit right here on the edge of this
pier
Watch the sunset disappear
And drink a beer
Drink a beer, drink a beer.
The meaning to this song is..... He got a call and a friend of his had passed away so he headed to the pier where he and this friend had sat many times and had a beer together. He doesn't understand why his friend had to die but he knows that the Good Lord is the only one who knows the reason why.