She was a good girl Man, she was so pretty But she moved out of town To a place up in the city That's when things changed Her life. It got real crazy Didn't go to work But I knew she wasn't lazy She's been drinking Yeah, drinking that dirty water Dirty water She's been drinking Yeah, drinking that dirty water Dirty water She got hooked up with the crowd that came from hell And one time when I met her. Well, I knew what I could smell The taste of whiskey was floating through the air And when I looked into her eyes I could see she wasn't there She's been drinking Yeah, drinking that dirty water Dirty water She's been drinking Yeah, drinking that dirty water Dirty water She never knew her Dad Her Mom was always wasted Her world was full of misery Where love was never tasted She dreamed of getting married Start a family of her own But life don't come with guarantee She ended up alone She's been drinking Yeah, drinking that dirty water Dirty water She's been drinking Yeah, drinking that dirty water Dirty water Now when I heard she'd got a job As a shady night club dancer I tried to call her many times But never got no answer That was the last time and fills me up with fear That someone might give me the news She's no longer here She's been drinking Yeah, drinking that dirty water, water Dirty water Drinking Drinking that dirty water Dirty water