Well I got a bad liver and a broken heart Yeah I drunk me a river since you tore me apart And I don’t have a drinking problem except when I can’t get a drink E7b9 / I wish you’ known her we were quite pair She was sharp as a razor and soft as a prayer So welcome to the continuing saga She was my better half and I was just a dog And so here I am slumped I’ve been chipped I’ve been chumped on my stool So buy this fool some spirits and libations It’s these railroad station bars And all these conductors and the porters And I’m all out of quarters And this epitaph is the af - ter - math Yeah I choose my path hey come on Kath He’s a lawyer he ain’t the one for ya No the moon ain’t romantic it’s intimidating as hell And some guy’s trying to sell me a watch And so I’ll meet you at the bottom of a bottle of bargain Scotch I got me a bottle and a dream It’s so maudlin it seems You can name your poison go on ahead and make some noise I ain’t sentimental this ain’t a purchase It’s a rental and it’s purgatory And hey what’s your story well I don’t even care ’Cause I got my own double-cross to bear And I’ll see your Red Label and I’ll raise you one more And you can pour me a cab I just can’t drink no more ’Cause it don’t douse the flames that are started by dames It ain’t like asbestos it don’t do nothing but rest us assured And substantiate the rumours that you’ve heard