[ Featuring a Piano ]
I learned the hard way why my papa doesn't drink
And lucky he's alive to tell
I wanna know if I might have the same damn thing
Laying dormant like a spell
I wouldn't wish this way on my worst enemy
A poison with a vice-like grip
Measure it out like medicine and sing yourself to sleep
Take twice the recommend dose and weep
Plunge into the bottle hidden high up on the shelf
You say a prayer and fall down to your knees
I just found out that we live longer drunk than dry
What's 80 years under the sea
The way we are we'd rather be lower than high
How did all this come to be
There is no antidote or magic little pill
A curse than never goes away
There's a silver lining peeking out behind
If you bounce off the bottom hard enough
You will ascend to heights you thought you'd never find
I know because I've seen it for myself
