Wine Into Whiskey - Tucker Wetmore

Once upon a time our world was on fire And I loved to watch it burn Wild and reckless, never any limits Guess I had a lot to learn 'Cause fire turns to ember, embers to ashes that blow away too soon Now everything's after you is like Having wine after whiskey It went from do anything for you, babe To you don't even miss me Once you've tasted a love that strong you can't go back And you can't settle on anything less And that's what gets me It's like having wine after whiskey Looking back I guess it was really for the best Still you're something that I crave Even though I know it was right to let you go You're a habit hard to break I got used to being high and nothing that I try seems good enough right now It's all so watered down Like having wine after whiskey It went from do anything for you, babe To you don't even miss me Once you've tasted a love that strong You can't go back and you can't settle on anything less And that's what gets me It's like having wine after whiskey Once you've tasted a love that strong you can't go back And you can't settle on anything less And that's what gets me It's like having wine It's like having wine After whiskey

I know what you're thinking I know I did you wrong But I just got this feeling Baby please hold on The way we used to dance We forgot the steps We both lost our balance Now I drink to forget Whiskey and wine Killing me shot at a time You pour the liquor in the cup and then you swirl it around Cause, you don't remember if you're up or you're down (up or you're down) A temporary fix Or moment's elixir Yeah and I will say I put my hand up in the air and I won't do it again, naw (put my hand) Can't promise it because I don't pretend to know (to know what) What the price I pay Yeah yeah Not a remedy for a thing and I will do it again, naw Whiskey and wine Killing me shot at a time Whiskey and wine Killing me shot at a time

I'm feeling lonely Got you on my mind I swear I'll quit drinking this time But it's getting harder Letting your memory go Your warm sweet touch with a heart so cold You tell me you love me But where are you now? I wanna believe you somehow Wherever you are I hope that you're fine I'll be here drinking My whiskey and your wine I see you around From time to time Thinking about those moments Where I was yours and you were mine My friends said to let go But they don't understand You're more than a memory With my heart in your hand You tell me you love me But where are you now? I wanna believe you somehow Wherever you are I hope that you're fine I'll be here drinking My whiskey and your wine I'll be here drinking My whiskey and your wine

Thirsty Begger, written on the door That bucket of blood Staying open 'til four Ain't hard to find A great big neon sign They only serve three things Whiskey, beer, and wine Hardwood bar Rickety stool Cigarette machine Selling Camels and Kools You can solve your problems One drink at a time You can fix anything Over whiskey, beer, and wine Dirty little bar room Kept the lights down low Icing down the long necks 'Til they was nice and cold Oh you can sit down an order A bottle of waste your mind Three ways we get high Whiskey, beer, and wine Corner booth in the back Well they have the dice Sit down at a table Shoot craps all night Back in the good ol' days Drink your troubles good bye Mason jar full of save your soul Whiskey, beer and wine You can fix anything Over whiskey, beer and wine Come on in here now You want a little taste of my medication? Come on, have one with me In the good ol' days The Highland Wolf We called it Ignalor It do make ya kind of ignorant sometimes You know what I'm talking about? It's on my mind Whiskey, beer and wine Come on now, come on You've got to have one with me I don't like doin' nothin' by myself Never had no fun by myself

Rye whiskey Rye whiskey Rye whiskey and wine I get all misty every time There's just old rags and pain cans and old turpentine Everyone's leaving, they shut down the mine They cleaned out the storefront and they took the stained glass They pulled out the trani and they syphoned the gas Shiver me timbers, shiver my spine I drink to the sawmills and the western white pine So hitch up the horses 'cause I feel just fine I'll ride them to Carmacks and I'll bring back more wine The chapel, the legion and the freemason hall They left all the keys here it's like I own them all So I'll buy the next round since we're frozen in time Don't bother calling I cut all the lines

Baby, tell me Did you have a long week Burning at both ends Running on no sleep Tell me when you're getting home 'Cause I ain't one to drink alone So come and kick your boots up When your shift is over A little more buzz on A little less sober If you wanna get it going Then go on and pick your poison If you wanna giddy up Or if you wanna slow down Should I put my best black dress on Or leave it on the ground? Do you want some Marvin Gaye Or some George Strait? Do you want the sweet talk Or a straight shot? Well, babe, either way I can mess you up real good or leave you tipsy I can be your red wine or whiskey With a little number seven We gonna get to getting Down to the bar Where we ain't gonna get in You know Jack, it hits me fast I can't help but shoot 'em back A deep red Merlot Gives me a good glow We can talk all night Keep it on the down low But a California Cab Yeah, it makes me want you bad So if you wanna giddy up Or if you wanna slow down Should I put my best black dress on Or leave it on the ground? Do you want some Marvin Gaye Or some George Strait? Do you want the sweet talk Or a straight shot? Well, babe, either way I can mess you up real good or leave you tipsy I can be your red wine or whiskey If you wanna giddy up Or if you wanna slow down? Should I put my best black dress on Or leave it on the ground? Do you want some Marvin Gaye Or some George Strait? Do you want the sweet talk Or a straight shot? Well, babe, either way I can mess you up real good or leave you tipsy I can be your red wine or whiskey Red wine or whiskey

Some girls like roses and a man sayin' sorry by the dozen To heal the heartbreak up, and Some girls like a letter on a windshield, pourin' out his feelings When it's all hit the ceilin' But I know something even better I could try, so I'm out here soakin' up your porch light glow With an apology in my left hand Hope it tastes like a second chance 'Cause I'm here to say sorry with a to-the-top glass of that Napa Valley vine Cabernet Girl, I couldn't go to bed, let another second pass without you and me being okay So, let's get to the bottom of these problems and this bottle before that moonlight quits And turn this wine into water under the bridge A little olive branch romance, drink it off our minds 'Til that twenty minute fight's ancient history Baby, I just hope you'll forgive me I'm tipsy, come kiss me, by the time it's empty 'Cause I'm here to say sorry with a to-the-top glass of that Napa Valley vine Cabernet Girl, I couldn't go to bed, let another second pass without you and me being okay So, let's get to the bottom of these problems and this bottle before that moonlight quits And turn this wine into water under the bridge And I know Girl, I'm probably walkin' on a tightrope But I can see you holdin' back a smile, so What you say we don't stop 'til we get to the last drop? 'Cause I'm here to say sorry with a to-the-top glass of that Napa Valley vine Cabernet Girl, I couldn't go to bed, let another second pass without you and me being okay So, let's get to the bottom of these problems and this bottle before that moonlight quits And turn this wine into water under the bridge And turn this wine into water under the bridge

I could still taste the last words on her lips She's done wasting the best years trying to fix A boy with a bottle to his head every night Holding on to the neck of a fifth too tight If I hadn't learned by now She's didn't wanna be here when I burned me down And packed up every box I wasn't checking off Now twisting the knife by twisting the top Off the same thing I've been drinking But the only thing that's different I pour whiskey in a wine glass, it's the only piece of you that's left I tried cleaning up my act but that's as far as I can get When your memory is what's holding my drink Usually it ain't that hard to let go of the past But I'm drinking whiskey out your wine glass Like to say I'd be over it by now If you'd just empty all those cabinets out But you didn't so I ain't I can't even on the pain It's the same thing I've been drinking Maybe it'd be different If it wasn't for the Whiskey in a wine glass, it's the only piece of you that's left I tried cleaning up my act but that's as far as I can get When your memory is what's holding my drink Usually it ain't that hard to let go of the past I'm drinking whiskey out your wine glass Drinking whiskey out your wine glass She needs a better man, better man I'm no better than, better than Whiskey in a wine glass, it's the only piece of you that's left I tried cleaning up my act but that's as far as I can get When your memory is what's holding my drink Usually it ain't that hard to let go of the past But I'm drinking whiskey out your wine glass Drinking whiskey out your wine glass

I drink rum and whiskey, my baby champagne and wine I drink rum and whiskey, my baby champagne and wine But when the lights are turned down low Our love is one of a kind I like meat and potatoes, she likes her, caviar I like meat and potatoes, she likes her, caviar A love like ours, is brighter than a shooting star I like my music heavy, she don't like, rock and roll I like my music heavy, she don't like, rock and roll My baby is such sweet thing, I'll never let her go I like my Chevy, she like her, foreign cars I like my Chevy, she like her, foreign cars I'll love her all over this earth, I'll even love her on mars I drink rum and whiskey, my baby champagne and wine I drink rum and whiskey, my baby champagne and wine But when the lights are turned down low I'll love her to the end of time