Braxton Keith was a music-making machine in 2025, gifting fans with numerous singles like “Wind Blows,” “Baby You Do,” “Bye In Goodbye,” and his collaboration with fellow Texas honky tonker Randall King for “Cheatin’ On My Honky Tonk.” Keith also gifted fans with two additional songs during the fall, the honky tonk heartbreaker “Prescription” and a stellar cover of George Strait’s “The Chair.” The Texas native has carried that momentum into 2026, first releasing a highly teased Western swing tune, “I Ain’t Tryin’.” The ditty transports you back in time to a dance hall, where couples spin around the dance floor. The steel guitar’s upbeat tempo has you instantly tapping your foot, wanting to get out on the dance floor to boot scoot. Keith is back today, February 20, with a new single that slows things down compared to “I Ain’t Tryin’.” The “Cozy” singer is bringing on the blues with his new single “I Own This Bar.” View this post on Instagram Staying true to his neo-traditional roots, Keith does it again with this single, telling a tall tale of how he’s getting back at a woman who is talking a big game to him. Penned by Keith, Liz Rose, and Phil O’Donnell, the song is the perfect response to when a person tries to name-drop to you. “This song was really fun to write. It just gives you that bar feel. You’re in a bar, everybody’s kinda fibbing. Nobody’s telling the truth.” The narrator finds himself talking to a little lady who has no issue flaunting the expensive clothes she wears or how she is tied to country music royalty. But instead of falling for her antics, Keith plays right into her game and begins spouting off false facts about himself as well. “You say you got them boots in Paris And you’re cousins with George Jones Drinkin’s against your religion But that wine is just an act of when in Rome You say you’re savin’ yourself for marriage And your daddy, he’s a movie star I’m Billy Graham, honey I own this bar Talkin’ lock, stock and barrel Hard wood floor under neon lights Girl, if we ain’t careful We could go to hell for lyin’ You swear you’ve never been here Ain’t ever heard no steel guitar Well, I’m George Strait, and honey, I own this bar” Sonically, the tune follows more of a Western waltz pattern, incorporating elements of blues and jazz into the melody, yet still stays true to Keith’s honky tonk roots with killer steel guitar licks. The end product is silky smooth and goes down the ears as easily as a nice pour of whiskey. Braxton Keith is on a roll, and “I Own This Bar” proves he has no plans of slowing down soon. Turn this one all the way up. The post Braxton Keith Is Telling Tall Tales With New Single “I Own This Bar” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.