Wish I had a known ya   When you were a little younger   'Round me you might have learned a thing or two   If I had known ya longer   You might be a little stronger   Maybe you'd shoot straighter than you do   Maybe you'd shoot straighter than you do      As he walked into the pool room   You could tell he didn't fit   In his hand made boots, custom suit   Pearl handled shootin' stick   Tonight there'd be a showdown   Then everyone would know   Who shoots the meanest game around   The Baron or Billy Joe      Billy Joe was edgy   About to lose his cool   But The Baron's hands were steady   As the two began to duel   Yeah, he was like a general   On a battlefield of slate   And he would say to Billy Joe   Each time he sunk the eight      He'd say   Wish I had a known ya   When you were a little younger   'Round me you might have learned a thing or two   If I had known ya longer   You might be a little stronger   Maybe you'd shoot straighter than you do   Maybe you'd shoot straighter than you do      Now Billy Joe was busted   But he hadn't felt the sting   And from the far end of the table   He threw his mother's wedding ring   And he said, "You've won my money   But it ain't gonna do the trick   I'll bet this ring on one more game   Against your fancy stick"      The Baron's eyes got foggy   As the ring rolled on the felt   And he almost doubled over   Like he was hit below the belt   Twenty years ago, it was the ring his wife had worn   And he didn't know before he left   That a son would soon be born      It sounded just like thunder   When The Baron shot the break   But it grew quickly quiet, as he lined up the eight   Then a warm hand touched his shoulder   And it chilled him to the bone   When he turned and saw the woman   Who had loved him for so long      The game was never finished   The eight ball never fell   The Baron calmly picked it up and put it on a shelf   Then he placed the ring in the hands   That held him long ago   And he tossed that fancy shootin' stick   To his son Billy Joe and he said      "Wish I had a known ya   When you were a little younger   'Round me you might have learned a thing or two   If I had known ya longer   You might be a little stronger   Maybe you'd shoot straighter than you do   Maybe you'd shoot straighter than you do"