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mariposa


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I heard this song on a country station the other day and just had to look up the lyrics.  It made me laugh in an ironic way - since lately (even though I have been TRYING to work the program) my life is pretty much consumed with thoughts about drinking and alcohol and drunkenness.....  So, I had to laugh when the song came on and alcohol was already on my mind....  oh.... the irony of it all....  
 
 
 
Alcohol:
Brad Paisley.

I can make anybody pretty.
I can make you believe any lie.
I can make you pick a fight with somebody twice your size.
Well, I’ve been known to cause a few break-ups,
An' I’ve been known to cause a few births.
Well, I can make you new friends, or get you fired from work.



    And since the day I left Milwaukee,
    Lynchburg an' Bordeaux, France,
    Been making the bars lots of big money,
    An' helpin' white people dance.
    I got you in trouble in High School,
    But College, now that was a ball.
    You had some of the best times you’ll never remember with me:
    Alcohol; Alcohol.


I got blamed at your wedding reception,
For your best man’s embarrassing speech.
And also for those naked pictures of you at the beach.
I’ve influenced Kings and world leaders,
I helped Hemingway write like he did.
And I’ll bet you a drink or two, that I can make you put that lampshade on your head.



    ‘Cause since the day I left Milwaukee,
    Lynchburg and Bordeaux, France,
    I been making a fool out of folks just like you,
    An' helping white people dance.
    I am medicine and I am poison,
    I can help you up or make you fall.
    You had some of the best times you’ll never remember with me:
    Alcohol.



    Yeah, since the day I left Milwaukee,
    Lynchburg an' Bordeaux, France,
    Been making the bars lots of big money,
    (Helpin' white people dance.)
    Yeah, I got you in trouble in High School,
    But College, now that was a ball.
    You had some of the best times you’ll never remember with me:
    Alcohol; Alcohol.



    (Alcohol.)
    (Alcohol.) 
    Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na.
    Na, na, na, na, na, na, na. 


To Fade.



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Great post. If you find more songs like it...i hope you post the lyrics and stuff like you did.


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Highway 101 had a song years ago that I used to think about a lot:

He's told me a million times he's sorry,
I always take him back, though soon I know.
He'll spend the night with you and leave me crying
You don't love him but you won't let him go

Oh, whiskey, if you were a woman
I'd fight you and I'd win,
Lord knows I would
Oh, whiskey, if you were a woman,
I'd drive you from his tangled mind for good

Whatever you could do I'd do it better
You'd never be the woman I could be
But you don't have a heart or any feelings s
So I can't even ask for sympathy

Oh, whiskey....


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That's Why I'm Here by Kenny Chesney
 


No i ain't had nothing to drink
I knew thats probably what you'd think
If i dropped by this time of night
Remember way back when
I promised you i'd drop in
At one of those meetings down at the y

Well, they started talkin bout steps you take
Mistakes you make
The hearts you break
And the price you pay
I almost walked away

You could hear a pin drop
When this old man
Stood up and said i'm gonna' say it again
Like i do every week
For those who don't know me

It's the simple things in life
Like the kids at home and a loving wife
That you miss the most, when you lose control
And everything you love starts to disappear
The devil takes your hand and says no fear
Have another shot, just one more beer
Yah, i've been there, that's why i'm here

This ole boy stood up in the aisle
Said he'd been living a life of denial


And he cried as he talked about wasted years
I couldn't believe what i heard
It was my life word for word
And all of the sudden it was clear

It's the simple things in life
Like the kids at home and a loving wife
That you miss the most, when you lose control
And everything you love starts to disappear
The devil takes your hand and says no fear
Have another shot, just one more beer
Yah, i've been there, that's why i'm here

I know for us it may be too late
But it would mean the world to me
If you were there when i stand to say
It's the simple things in life
Like the kids at home and a loving wife
That you miss the most, when you lose control
And everything you love starts to disappear
The devil takes your hand and says no fear
Have another shot, just one more beer
Yah, i've been there, that's why i'm here
Oh, i've been there, that's why i'm here



-- Edited by whatif at 21:43, 2005-05-31

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This one makes me cry sometimes.............
 
 
 
Walk A Little Straighter:
Billy Currington.

I remember lookin' up to look up to him.
An' I remember, most the time he wasn't there.
I'd be waitin' at the door when he got home at night.
He'd pass me by to go pass out in his chair.



    An' I'd sing: "Walk a little straighter, Daddy,
    "You're swayin', side to side.
    "Your footsteps make me dizzy,
    "And no matter how I try,
    "I keep trippin' an' stumblin'.
    "If you'd look down here, you'd see:
    "Walk a little straighter, Daddy,
    "You're leading me."


He stumbled in the gym on graduation day.
An' I couldn't help but feel so ashamed.
An' I wasn't surprised a bit when he didn't stay,
He stumbled out before they called my name.



    An' I thought:"Walk a little straighter, Daddy,
    "You're swayin', side to side.
    "It's not just me who's watching,
    "You've caught everybody's eye.
    "And you're trippin' an' stumblin',
    "And even though I've turned eighteen,
    "Walk a little straighter, Daddy,
    "You're still leading me."



      The old man's still like he always was,
      But I love him anyway.
      If I've learned one thing from him,
      It's my kids will never have to sing:



    "Walk a little straighter, Daddy,
    "You're swayin', side to side.
    "Your footsteps make me dizzy,
    "And no matter how I try,
    "I keep trippin' an' stumblin'.
    "If you'd look down here, you'd see:
    "Walk a little straighter, Daddy,
    "You're leading me."


"Yeah, walk a little straighter, Daddy,
"You're leading me."



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Is Highway 101 the singer of the song you posted the lyrics of? If not is it the title of the song? Can you please tell me who sings that song and what the title is?


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Great songs people; keep them coming! I find them helpful.


Lanchas



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I don't have the lyrics but what about Brad Paisley's and Alison Krauss Whiskey Lullaby or the real oldy it makes me cry every time called Wine into Water by T. Graham Brown, if you go to Yahoo music videos http://music.yahoo.com/musicvideos/ you can hear the song its so beautiful and one last one to check is Tim McGraw Drugs or Jesus.

-- Edited by holly123 at 11:56, 2005-06-01

-- Edited by holly123 at 12:05, 2005-06-01

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Sorry, the one I quoted was by a band called Highway 101, the song was called "Whiskey if you were a Woman". Must be about 15 years old by now.

Boy, that "Walk A Little Straighter" got me bawling!

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I have never heard this song, but I found the lyrics for us...


Wine Into Water:
T. Graham Brown.

You've heard a multitude of prayers on my behalf.
I pray one more is not too much to ask.
I've tried to fight this battle by myself.
But it's a war that I can't win without your help.



    Tonight, I'm as low as any man can go.
    I'm down and I can't fall much farther.
    And once upon a time, you turned the water into wine.
    An' now, on my knees, I'm turning to you, Father.
    Could you help me turn the wine back into water?


So many times I've hurt the ones I love.
I pushed them to the edge of giving up.
They've stood by me but how much can they stand,
If I don't put this bottle in you hands?



    Tonight, I'm as low as any man can go.
    I'm down and I can't fall much farther.
    And once upon a time, you turned the water into wine.
    An' now, on my knees, I'm turning to you, Father.
    Could you help me turn the wine back into water?



      I shook my fist at heaven for all the hell that I've been through.
      Now I'm beggin' for forgiveness and a miracle from you.


    'Cause tonight, I'm as low as any man can go.
    I'm down and I can't fall much farther.
    And once upon a time, you turned the water into wine.
    An' now, on my knees, I'm turning to you, Father.
    Could you help me turn the wine back into water?


    Could you help me turn this wine back into water?


    Yeah, yeah.



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This one can bring a tear to your eye, too, especially if you see the video.


Whisky Lullaby


Brad Paisley & Allison Kraus


She put him out
Like the burning end of a midnight cigarette
She broke his heart
He spent his whole life trying to forget

We watched him drink his pain away
A little bit at a time
But he never could get drunk enough
To get her off his mind
Until the night

He put the bottle to his head and pulled the trigger
He finally drank away her memory
Life is short
But this time it was bigger
Than the strength he had to get up off his knees

We found him with his face down in the pillow
With a note that says I'll love her till I die
And when we buried him beneath the willow
The angels sang a whiskey lullaby

La x 7
La x 7
La x 7
La x 7

The rumors flew
But nobody knew
How much she blamed herself
For years and years
She tried to hide the whisky on her breath

She finally drank her pain away
A little at a time
But she never could get drunk enough
To get him off her mind
Until the night

She put the bottle to her head and pulled the trigger
And finally drank away his memory
Life is short but this time it was bigger
Than the strength she had to get up off her knees

We found her with her face down in the pillow
Clinging to his picture for dear life
We laid her next to him beneath the willow
While the angels sang a whisky lullaby

La x 7
La x 7

La x 7
La x 7

La x 7
La x 7

La x 7
La x 7



-- Edited by mariposa at 16:31, 2005-06-01

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Diamond Rio & Chely Wright
I'm Trying

She said I'm not pointing fingers
He said yes you are
'Cause you wouldn't bring it up if you weren't
If I told you I'd been walking
Out in the dark night thinking
Would you take as truth this alcoholic's word
I can't change what's done is done
But I can tell you this
Not a day goes by that I
Don't curse myself and all my sins
And I need you to hold on to
While this part of me is dying
And though I haven't kicked the demons
That haunt me
I'm Trying
I'm Trying

She sat down on the floor
And said I wish I was stronger
Right now I feel fragile as glass
I want to believe you
Believe what's held you has freed you
And I hate these doubts
That keep on coming back
My parent's think I'm crazy
For staying here this long
But there's nothing more I want for us
Than to prove to them they're wrong
I don't want to be afraid
I don't want to think you're lying
And though I haven't found the faith
That I need
I'm Trying
I'm Trying

He asked do you want me to leave
'Cause if you do you know I will
But she said much to his disbelief
No I love you still
Oh I love you still

He said I don't know why I've been the fool
But I can tell you this
Not a day goes by that I
Don't curse myself and all my sins
Then he dropped down to his knees
By now they both were crying
He said I haven't been the man I want to be
But I'm Trying
I'm Trying
I'm Trying believe me
I'm Trying

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(I found a couple of links to songs about drinking... one was a CD called Share: Songs of Hope, Awareness, &  Recovery For Everyone.  The other is about a special that's going to be on CMT (Country Music Television) June 13 with the 40 best "drinking songs", a lot of thos are songs to drink to, but some are songs about recovery or living with an alcoholic. I was busy looking this up in order to avoid arguing last night....  I didn't find many songs about drinking that weren't country music... but if I have more time to avoid arguing, I will look for more.  I enjoyed doing that last night.  Here's one that was listed, I thought that this one was funny.  )
 
I'm gonna Hire A Wino:
David Frizell.

I came crawling home last night, like many nights before:
I finally made it to my feet as she opened up the door.
And she said, "You're not gonna do this anymore."



    She said: "I'm gonna' hire a wino to decorate our home,
    "So you'll feel more at ease here, and you won't have to roam.
    "We'll take out the dining room table, and put a bar along that wall.
    "And a neon sign, to point the way, to our bathroom down the hall."


She said: "Just bring your Friday paycheck, and I'll cash them all right here.
"And I'll keep on tap - for all your friends, their favorite kinds of beer.
"And for you, I'll always keep in stock, those soft aluminum cans.
"And when you're feeling macho, you can crush them like a man."


She said: "We'll rip out all the carpet, and put sawdust on the floor.
"Serve hard boiled eggs and pretzels, and I won't cook no more.
"There'll be Monday night football, on T.V. above the bar.
"And a pay phone in the hallway, when your friends can't find their car."



    She said: "I'm gonna' hire a wino to decorate our home,
    "So you'll feel more at ease here, and you won't have to roam.
    "We'll take out the dining room table, and put a bar along that wall.
    "And a neon sign, to point the way, to our bathroom down the hall."


She said: "You'll get friendly service, and for added atmosphere.
"I'll slip on something sexy, and I'll cut it clear to here.
"Then you can slap my bottom, every time you tell a joke.
"Just as long as you keep tipping, well, I'll laugh until you're broke."


She said: "Instead of family quarrels, we'll have a bar-room brawl,
"When the Ham's bear say's its closing time, you won't have far to crawl.
"And when you run out of money, you'll have me to thank.
"You can sleep it off next morning, when I'm putting it in the bank."



    She said: "I'm gonna' hire a wino, to decorate our home,
    "So you can feel more at ease here, and you won't have to roam.
    "When you and your friends get off from work, and have a powerful thirst.
    "There won't be any reason, why you can't stop off here first."



    She said: "I'm gonna' hire a wino to decorate our home,
    "So you'll feel more at ease here, and you won't have to roam.
    "We'll take out the dining room table, and put a bar along that wall.
    "And a neon sign, to point the way, to our bathroom down the hall."



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