My boss is on my back, my job's on the line Little high on the bills, little low on the dime The world's gone to hell on the five o'clock news But out on this lake, we got hard times here too I got some reel problems, like some cold beers to crack Got a hole in my net and an ol' fashioned backlash Yeah, some reel problems, like a big old birds nest There's ten pounds of bass on my seven pound test And I'm hung up on a log on the bottom Yeah, I got myself some reel problems Some rod and reel problems My baby just called me, she says we're through Said she hates my guts, and her momma does too Well, I oughta head home now, we could quit all this fighting But I can't just leave son, they just started biting Got me some reel problems, like some cold beers to crack Got a hole in my net, and a good ol' fashioned backlash Yeah, some reel problems, like a big old birds nest There's ten pounds of bass on my seven pound test And I'm hung up on a log down on the bottom Yeah, I got myself some reel problems Oh, we in trouble boy Just when I was about to head in Well hold on, I just hooked a biggin' Guess I got myself some reel problems, like some cold beers to crack Got a hole in my net, and an ol' fashioned backlash Yeah, some reel problems, like a big old birds nest There's ten pounds of bass on this seven pound test And I'm hung up on a log on the bottom I got myself some reel problems Some rod and reel problems