I can shoot tequila straight when I'm out with my friends I can unwind on a little wine, baby, yeah, I can I can drink an ice-cold beer when I clock out of that dirt But there's something 'bout that Tennessee girl that never works They say it's the cure, but not this time And that's the reason why, huh I hate whiskey It just keeps me up and thinking 'bout us That's all it does It doesn't burn your memory, it just lights it up Yeah, I hate whiskey 'Cause it only gets me drunk on you, on us I hate whiskey It never goes down smooth, now it always burns I'm just the same fool on the same stool, girl, I never learn It's a temporary fix to your permanent goodbye That proof is in that 90 proof, and it keeps proving you right, so I hate whiskey It just keeps me up and thinking 'bout us That's all it does It doesn't burn your memory, it just lights it up Yeah, I hate whiskey 'Cause it only gets me drunk on you, on us I hate whiskey Hell, it only gets me drunk on you, on us I hate whiskey It tastes like I still love you, girl, on ice And that's the reason why I hate whiskey It just keeps me up and thinking 'bout us That's all it does It doesn't burn your memory, it just lights it up Yeah, I hate whiskey 'Cause it only gets me drunk on you, on us I hate whiskey Hell, it only gets me drunk on you, on us I hate whiskey I hate whiskey I hate whiskey