I Drink Alone - George Thorogood & The Destroyers

These are the reasons I drink The reasons I tell everybody I'm fine Even though I am not These are the reasons I overdo it I have been working since I can remember Since I was single digits Now Even though I've been busted I don't know where to draw the line 'Cause that groove has gotten so deep And nothing can give reprieve like they do Nothing can give a break for this soldier like they do Here we are I feel such rapture and my comfort is so strong One more hit It feels so helpful in my need for respite And here are the reasons I eat Reasons I feel everything so deeply When I'm not medicated And so that's it, I am buying a Lamborghini To make up for these habits To survive this sick industry Nothing can give reprieve like they do Nothing can give me a break from this torture like they do Here we are I feel such rapture and my comfort is so strong One more sip It feels so helpful in my need for some long overdue respite And these are the reasons I don't even think I would quit And these are the reasons I can't even see straight, and And these are the ones whom I know it so deeply affects And I am left wondering how I would function without it Here we are I feel such rapture and my comfort is so strong One more rip I go from one lilypad to another to stay lit

Whoa whoa Hey Whoa whoa Hey We're on a little more than a first name basis If you already got plans then disregard 'em I ain't coming over to steal no bases I'm just coming over to do my part You're a little bit down, little bit out Stuck in a talespin south Little bit jaded, little bit blue I'm just doing what I'm supposed to do Friends don't let friends drink alone If I could pour one through the phone I would, but I can't, no So girl if you're looking for a partner in crime I volunteer to do the time I can mix your drink up fast You'll never see the bottom of the glass We'll wash the world right off your shoulders Yeah 'Cause friends don't let friends drink alone So I'm comin' over Whoa whoa I know if it ever came down to it I'd want you to do the same for me So girl tonight if you gotta go through it Let me do you this common courtesy 'Cause friends don't let friends drink alone If I could pour one through the phone I would, but I can't, no So girl if you're looking for a partner in crime I volunteer to do the time I can mix your drink up fast You'll never see the bottom of the glass We'll wash the world right off your shoulders Yeah 'Cause friends don't let friends drink alone So I'm comin' over Whoa whoa Yeah come over Whoa whoa Love whenever you smile, makin' me laugh We can move this party out back Put around a fire, burn away the blues That's just doing what we're supposed to do Friends don't let friends drink alone If I could pour one through the phone I would, but I can't, no So girl if you're looking for a partner in crime I volunteer to do the time I can mix your drink up fast You'll never see the bottom of the glass We'll wash the world right off our shoulders Yeah 'Cause friends don't let friends drink alone Yeah, friends don't let friends drink alone So I'm comin' over Whoa whoa Yeah come over So don't drink alone Whoa whoa Don't drink alone I'm comin' over Whoa whoa

As I got on a city bus and found a vacant seat, I thought I saw my future bride walkin' up the street, I shouted to the driver "hey conductor, you must slow down. I think I see her please let me off this bus" Nadine, honey is that you? Oh, Nadine. Honey, is that you? Seems like every time I see you darling you got something else to do. I saw her from the corner when she turned and doubled back And started walkin' toward a coffee colored Cadillac I was pushin' through the crowd to get to where shes at And I was campaign shouting like a southern diplomat. Downtown searching for her, looking all around, Saw her getting in a yellow cab heading up town. I caught a loaded taxi, paid up everybodys tab. With a twenty-dollar bill, told him "catch that yellow cab." She moves around like a wave of summer breeze, Go, driver, go, go, catch her balmy breeze. Moving through the traffuc like a mounted cavalier Leaning out the taxi window trying to make her hear.

My baby left me and my mule got lame Lost my money in a poker game A windstorm came just the other day Blew the house that I lived in away I'm havin' so much trouble, so much trouble So much trouble, I'm about to lose my mind Started sellin' whiskey, wine, and gin They caught me last week and last night again Now, the sheriff he comes, in sight Walked into my house and caught me shootin' dice I'm havin' so much trouble, so much trouble So much trouble, I'm about to lose my mind Carried me away, my pajamas on I even hate that I was born Let me out and I'll go cross town Couldn't find my baby, she'd put me down I'm havin' so much trouble, so much trouble So much trouble, I'm about to lose my mind Went to the races, placed my bet My hard luck my horse isn't in yet I go across town after I blows my dough Even landlady changed the lock on the door I'm havin' so much trouble, so much trouble So much trouble, I'm about to lose my mind Pawned my watch, pawned my chain I'd a pawned myself, but I was ashamed Got a job on the city pay Late one mornin', laid me off that day So much trouble, so much trouble So much trouble, I'm about to lose my mind, yeah My baby left me and my mule got lame Lost my money in a poker game A windstorm came just the other day Blew the house that I lived in, away I'm havin' so much trouble, so much trouble So much trouble, I'm about to lose my mind Trouble, trouble, trouble

Elmore James The sky is crying Look at the tears roll down the street The sky is crying Look at the tears roll down the street I'm feeling sad and lonely My baby's left me Understanding and a little lovin' A little love is all that I need Understanding and a little lovin' A little love is all that I need But misunderstanding and a no-good woman They both cause my heart to bleed Now every morning The weeping willows weep for me Now every morning baby The weeping willows weep for me The birds sing a little tune I wish they'd sing my baby back home to me The sky is crying Look at the tears roll down the street The sky is crying Look at the tears roll down the street I'm feeling sad and lonely My baby's left me

I know a cat named Way-out Willie He's got a groovy little chick named Rocking' Lily Yeah, rock'n'rolling Suzie Q Does that crazy old hand jive, too Hand jive, hand jive, hand jive Do that crazy hand jive Mama, mama, look at Sister Flo Doing that hand jive with Uncle Joe When I gave little sister a dime I said "Do that hand jive one more time" Hand jive, hand jive, hand jive Do that crazy hand jive A doctor, a lawyer and an Indian Chief They all dig that Diddley beat Way-out Willie gave them all a treat When he did that hand jive with his feet Hand jive, hand jive, hand jive Do that crazy hand jive Papa told Willie, "You'll ruin my home You and that hand jive have got to go" Willie told Papa, "Don't you put me down They're doing that hand jive all around town" Hand jive, hand jive, hand jive Do that crazy hand jive Willie and Lily got married last fall They had a little Willie Junior, and that ain't all Well, the baby got famous in his crib, you see When he did that hand jive on MTV Hand jive, hand jive, hand jive Do that crazy hand jive