There's a tear in my beer   'Cause I'm cryin' for you dear   You are on my lonely mind      Into these last nine beers   I have shed a million tears   You are on my lonely mind      I'm gonna keep drinkin'   Until I'm petrified   And then maybe these tears   Will leave my eyes      There's a tear in my beer   'Cause I'm crying' for you dear   You were on my lonely mind      Last night I walked the floor   And the night before   You were on my lonely mind   It seems my life is through   And I'm so doggone blue   You were on my lonely mind      I'm gonna keep drinkin'   'Till I can't move a toe   And then maybe my heart   Won't hurt me so      There's a tear in my beer   'Cause I'm cryin' for you dear   You were on my lonely mind      Lord, I've tried and I've tried   But my tears, I can't hide   You are on my lonely mind   All these blues that I've found   Have really got me down   You are on my lonely mind      I'm gonna keep drinkin'   'Till I can't even think   'Cause in the last week   I ain't slept a wink      There's a tear in my beer   'Cause I'm crying for you dear   You were on my lonely mind