Lyrics of
Tequila

Tequila was written by Dan Smyers, Nicolle Galyon, and Jordan Reynolds. Dan Smyers, one half of the duo Dan + Shay, shared that the inspiration came while on a trip in Colorado. He was playing the piano when the melody struck him, and the song quickly came together. It centers on the impact that tequila and associated memories can have, invoking feelings about a lost love.

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I can still shut down a party
I can hang with anybody
I can drink whiskey and red wine, champagne all night
Little Scotch on the rocks and I'm fine, I'm fine

But when I taste tequila, baby I still see ya
Cutting up the floor in a sorority t-shirt, the same one you wore when we were
 Sky high in Colorado, your lips pressed against the bottle
Swearing on a Bible, baby, I'd never leave ya, I remember how bad I need ya
When I taste tequila (when I, when I, when I)
When I taste tequila (when I, when I, when I)

I can kiss somebody brand new
And not even think about you
I can show up to the same bar, hear the same songs in my car
Baby, your memory it only hits me this hard

When I taste tequila, baby I still see ya
Cutting up the floor in a sorority t-shirt, the same one you wore when we were
 Sky high in Colorado, your lips pressed against the bottle
Swearing on a Bible, baby, I'd never leave ya, I remember how bad I need ya
When I taste tequila (when I, when I, when I)
When I taste tequila (when I, when I, when I)

I ain't even drunk, I ain't even drunk, and I'm thinking
How I need your love, how I need your love, yeah it sinks in

When I taste tequila, baby I still see ya
Sorority t-shirt, the same one you wore when we were
 Sky high in Colorado, your lips pressed against the bottle
Swearing on a Bible, baby, I'd never leave ya, I remember how bad I need ya
When I taste tequila (when I, when I, when I)
When I taste tequila (when I, when I, when I)
When I taste tequila (when I, when I, when I)
When I taste tequila (when I, when I, when I), ooh ooh-ooh