Drinkin' Man

Drinkin' Man - Country Cheers

I woke up this mornin' and I swore to god

I'd never ever take another drink again

I fought it like the devil

But you know that you're in trouble

When your fourteen and drunk by 10 a m

Tried to hide it from my mom and dad

All my friends said "Straighten up"

I just laughed said "You don't understand"

That's a hell of a lot to ask of a drinkin' man

At sixteen I was on my own

And flyin' high and stayin' stoned

I knew everythin' there was to know

I did things that I can't talk about

I wore my mom and daddy out

Late nights they spend prayin' for my soul

Stayed sober once for nine days in a row

I quit cold-turkey

Dame near almost made it to jail

But that's a hell of a lot to ask of a drinkin' man

I look into the mirror bottle in my hand

I'd like to pour it out I just don't think I can

'Cause that's a hell of a lot to ask of a drinkin' man

I don't know when or where it was

Or how we met and fell in love

Or why she'd even fall for a guy like me

I tried to pull myself together

Hopin' we could last forever

For a while I started to believe

Her daddy said "She's all I got

Son don't ever break her heart

Promise me before you take her hand"

But that's just too much to ask of a drinkin' man

I look into the mirror bottle in my hand

I'd like to pour it out I just don't think I can

'Cause that's a hell of a lot to ask of a drinkin' man

I woke up this mornin' and I swore to god

I'd never ever take another drink again