Whiskey Man - Molly Hatchet

Whiskey Man's my friend, he's with me nearly all the time He always joins me when I drink, and we get on just fine Nobody has ever seen him, I'm the only one Seemingly I must be mad, Insanity is fun If that's the way it's done Doctors say he just a figment of my twisted mind If they can't see my Whiskey Man they must be going blind Two men dressed in white collected me two days ago They said there's only room for one and Whiskey Man can't go Whiskey Man will waste away if he's left on his own I can't even ring him 'cause he isn't on the phone Hasn't got a home Life is very gloomy in my little padded cell It's a shame there wasn't room for Whiskey Man as well Whiskey Man's my friend, he's with me nearly all the time He always joins me when I drink, and we get on just fine Just fine

We pick up in New YorkExplain City Try to find a man I never got to be But when I push down on the pavement I found the whole thing so much harder than it seemed The only deal I ever signed No devil drew a dotted line The stage was set, the words were mine I'm not complainin' Whiskey, whiskey, whiskey Water, water, water sleep Whiskey, whiskey, whiskey Wake up, shake it off, and repeat It's just a phase, it's not forever It's just a phase, but I still might have a ways to go Every night around this time My friends and I retreated like a race When I really start to break it down I wouldn't trust a girl who knew about this place Barkin' on with no one left Speak softly underneath my breath "Hey world, you ain't seen nothin' left" Great, now it's rainin' Whiskey, whiskey, whiskey Water, water, water sleep Whiskey, whiskey, whiskey Wake up, shake it off, and repeat It's just a phase, it's not forever It's just a phase, but I still might have a ways to go Whiskey, whiskey, whiskey Water, water, water sleep Dream somebody missed me Wake up, shake it off, and repeat And repeat and repeat after me Whiskey, whiskey, whiskey Water, water, water sleep Whiskey, whiskey, whiskey Cut me off and pour me in the street Whiskey, whiskey, whiskey Water, water, water sleep

There he goes again Lost in the drink The bottle's half empty As he tries not to sink There he goes again He lost control again The drink takes him down Despair in his eyes As he tries not to drown There he goes again She says "Don't give in now We still need you I still need you around He says "I don't know how But I still need you To save me somehow" There he goes again Worse for the wear Empty glass, empty stare And he tried to outrun his history And his kids and his wife fought like hell for his life They tried In the end, it ain't a mystery He said "Show me the way, don't give up on me today" See, I tried If anybody's listening" But they're broken down now As he lies in the ground They tried They just weren't stronger than the whiskey There he goes again Slave to the drink The bottle's now empty As he tries not to think There he goes again She says "Don't give in now We still need you I still need you around" He says "I don't know how But I still need you To save me somehow" There he goes again Worse for the wear Empty glass, empty stare And he tried to outrun his history And his kids and his wife fought like hell for his life They tried In the end, it ain't a mystery He said "Show me the way, don't give up on me today See, I tried If anybody's listening" But they're broken down now As he lies in the ground He tried He wasn't stronger than the whiskey He wasn't stronger than the whiskey

If I leave here tomorrow Would you still remember me? I must be travelling on, now There's too many places that I've got to see If I stayed here with you, girl Things just wouldn't be the same 'Cause I'm as free as a bird now And this bird you cannot change Lord, and this bird you cannot change And this bird you cannot change Lord knows, I can't change Oh bye bye, baby, it's been a sweet love, yeah yeah Although this feeling I can't change But please, don't take it so badly 'Cause Lord knows I'm to blame 'Cause if I stayed here with you, girl Things just couldn't be the same 'Cause I'm as free as a bird now, yeah yeah And this bird you'll never change No, and this bird you cannot change And this bird you cannot change Lord knows I can't change So Lord help me, I can't change Lord, I can't change Won't fly, free bird, yeah

Well she grabbed me and asked me, If I had a name, She told me she was interested to see, If I could play the game, She said her name was victory, She didn't want to know the rules, That's just the way I wanted to play, In a game designed for fools. Chorus: We were beatin' the odds, we were beatin' the odds, We were beatin' the odds again, We were gambling with our souls, We were playing to win, We were beatin' the odds again. Well I rolled the dice feelin' cold as ice, And Victory drew the cards, We knew that loosin' when the stakes were high, Could really hit us hard, I strapped into the drivers seat, With Miss Victory by my side, She knew at a glance she was takin' a chance, By coming along for the ride. Chorus: We were beatin' the odds, we were beatin' the odds, We were beatin' the odds again, We were gambling with our souls, We were playing to win, We were beatin' the odds again. Time and space stood still that day, With Victory's soul and mine, We were running a race between heaven and hell, And we could not find the finish line, And when it was all over we won it in the end, We were splittin' the prize when she opened her eyes, And said Baby let's try it again. Chorus: We were beatin' the odds, we were beatin' the odds, We were beatin' the odds again, We were gambling with our souls, We were playing to win, We were beatin' the odds again. Chorus: We were beatin' the odds, we were beatin' the odds, We were beatin' the odds again, We were gambling with our souls, We were playing to win, We were beatin' the odds again.