Well, the life we've been given and the way we've been livin'
That's the song that we write 'til we die
Now some people write songs on livin' just right
But I write mine on just getting by
I'll go on a whim, start writing the hymn
That sounds so sweet
But the troubles and the sin of the world that we're in
Knock me back off my feet
I gotta get sober
I gotta start livin' right
I don't know how it's gonna go
But it ain't gonna happen tonight
So pour 'em down strong
'Til I drown
And if I wake up tomorrow
When that sun comes back around
I'll be wishing I was sober
Well, the liquor and the bowl, they've been saving my soul
From the pain that the world's put on me
Lord, I know that upstairs there's an old man who cares
And one day he'll set me free
I'll go on a whim, start writing the hymn
The sound so sweet
But the troubles and the sin of the world that we're in
Knock me back off my feet
I gotta get sober
I gotta start livin' right
I don't know how it's gonna go
But it ain't gonna happen tonight
So pour 'em down strong
'Til I drown
And if I wake up tomorrow
When that sun comes back around
I'll be wishing I was sober
Well, the life we've been given and the way we've been livin'
That's the song that we write 'til we die
