From the recording Ride the Pony (tell the story)
I come from a long line of drunks. I can't say what drives them to drink, but it's an awful thing to see it happen to people you love.
Lyrics
Oh, lord, I'm a drunk
Have pity on me
I'm a terrible sight
For others to see
I bought me a bottle
And I crawled right in
And I ain't ever
Comin' out again
CHORUS:
I drank up my home
I drank up my wife
I drank up my kids
I drank up my life
I live at the bottom
Of a bottle, you see
Oh, lord, I'm a drunk
Have pity on me
I can't even remember
My other life
At home with my children
Making love to my wife
I lived in a neighborhood
I had a career
But I gave in to the bottle
I gave in to the fear
CHORUS:
I sleep on the streets
Wherever I can
I'm not a human
I'm not a man
I'm just a byproduct
Of a distillery
Oh, lord, I'm a drunk
Have pity on me
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