Bobby threw a party
When his parents left town
He told a few people who told a few people
And word got around

It was a legendary evenin´
The whole place got trashed
It took all day Sunday and four of his buddies and twelve Glad bags
They got it all cleaned up, hauled it off in a truck
Before his parents got back
When they got home
He gave them a hug
And almost a heart attack

´Cause there was one beer can
Lying there on the floor
Right behind the sofa
You could see it from the door
His daddy threw a fit
And Bobby discovered
There ain´t nothing in this world can ruin your whole summer

Like one beer can
One beer can

Bobby had a car
His parents paid for
He´d take it out on dates
And drive it out to the lake
But he don´t anymore
Now all of his friends
Are still going out
Not a care in the world
Just thinking about girls
And Bobby sittin´ home and thinking about

That one beer can
Lying there on the floor

Right behind the sofa
You could see it from the door
That´s all it took
You talk about a bummer
Ain´t nothing in this world can ruin your whole summer
Like one beer can
One beer can

It could´ve been worse
But that ain´t the point
It could´ve been a rubber
Or a half-smoked joint
The hardest part is
It was almost fine
They drank a hundred beers
And cleaned up ninety-nine

But there was one beer can
Lying there on the floor
Right behind the sofa
You could see it from the door
His daddy had a fit
And Bobby discovered
There ain´t nothing in this world can ruin your whole summer
Like one beer can
One beer can