It goes down smooth Puts you in a good mood Starts your day off right Helps you make it till noon Ease on back to work Yes, ma'am and yes, sir Take your break in the truck 'Cause your old back hurts Back home you'll have to have a few Just to get you through the evening news A beer for breakfast, a beer for lunch Beer for supper, it just ain't enough It makes a mighty good nightcap When your day's been rough Aw, and in the morning instead of coffee and eggs I'll have beer for breakfast When you're mowing the yard Working on baby's car Getting your honky tonk on To a steel guitar If you're casting a line Got troubles on your mind It can help any day Long as it ends in wine A beer for breakfast, a beer for lunch Beer for supper, it just ain't enough It makes a mighty good nightcap When your day's been rough Aw, and in the morning instead of coffee and eggs I'll have a beer for breakfast Hey, it goes good with fighting and loving Beats anything you can cook in an oven Beer for breakfast, a beer for lunch Beer for supper, it just ain't enough It makes a mighty good nightcap When your day's been rough Aw, and in the morning instead of coffee and eggs I'll have beer for breakfast I said, in the morning instead of coffee and eggs I'll have beer for breakfast