17 years with a wedding ring The saddest damn story you ever seen 2 little kids and a good-hearted man Trying to save her if they can I tried myself, I cried with her I held her hand, we talked to the Lord But we're only human and we can't change Somebody's will to leave their ways The doctor said you'd die, if you had another drink Well I wonder if it scares you, yea I wonder if you think About the daughter that you're leaving, the man you used to love And the son that cries for you, oh yes, that child that cries for you Well I guess this is it, oh yea, you must be givin' up You put us all through a living hell A thousand excuses for your liquor trail But my compassion is fading fast Another rehab and you break another glass Bottles in dryers, bottles in shoes There were even bottles in the baby's room You're losing everything that you ever had Your life is one thing all that money can't buy back The doctor said you'd die, if you had another drink Well I wonder if it scares you, yea I wonder if you think About the daughter that you're leaving, the man you used to love And the son that cries for you, oh yes, that child that cries for you Well I guess this is it, oh yea, you must be givin' up 17 years with a wedding ring The saddest damn story you ever seen Two little kids and a good-hearted man Trying to save her, if they can