I hardly ever think about her. 
I seldom say "I can't live without her", 
Till I hold a drink an' sit at the bar. 
A sip an' it all goes straight to my heart. 
Like that song on the jukebox, 
Her memory starts to play. 
Guess I still want her, 
In a whiskey kind of way.

An' when I'm sober, I say it's over, 
She can't get to me. 
I'm a million miles away from her memory. 
They say the truth comes out when you're drinkin': 
I've been drinkin' 'bout her all day. 
Guess I still want her in a whiskey kind of way.

I talk, to Joe behind the counter, 
And every fool I meet, about her. 
I steel my heart to anyone, 
Who'll buy a drink for the lonely one. 
What ran her off's had her runnin' through my mind all day. 
Guess I still need her in a whiskey kind of way.

An' when I'm sober, I say: "It's over, 
"She can't get to me. 
"I'm a million miles away from her memory." 
They say the truth comes out when you're drinkin': 
I've been drinkin' 'bout her all day. 
Guess I still love her in a whiskey kind of way.

Oh, don't the truth comes out when you're drinkin': 
I've been drinkin' 'bout her all day. 
Guess I still love her in a whiskey kind of way