[Verse 1]
I was fishin' last Friday on a lake in Mississippi
In the humid summer heat
On a boat with my best friend Cletus
Who was sleepin' in the back seat
Well the bites were slow
And we were running low
On chips and Gatorade
It'd been a long hard day

[Verse 2]
I felt a tug on the line and I didn't pay attention
It was spinnin' way too fast
Before I knew it, I was starin'
At a 10 pound shiny bass
When I tried to pull the fish inside
I pulled a muscle in my upper thigh
I was so scared
I threw my rod up in the air

[Chorus]
Cletus take the reel
Take it from my hands
'Cause I can't do this on my own
I'm letting go
And I need your help fast
And if you don't my fish is gone
Cletus take the reel

[Bridge]
I'm letting go
I need your help fast
If you don't my fish is gone
On this road I'm on
Cletus take the reel

[Closure]
Oh, take it take it from me

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