Sad is the man who drinks with himself To forget the day that precedes From sad then to happy From happy to bitter That bitter old man is me Hey (hey), drink it all away I said hey (hey), drink it all away And I dance for the light of the stars in the sky And sleep all alone tonight One for my headaches, 2 for the road 3 for my family and 4 for the show 5 for my sorrows, 6 for my wrongs 7 to hell with this song Hey (hey), drink it all away I said hey (hey), drink it all away And I dance for the light of the stars in the sky And sleep all alone tonight Well everyone feels the need to belong Everyone feels the need for a cause The forces of nature are naturally strong But where's the effect? where's the effect? Hey (hey), drink it all away I said hey (hey), drink it all away Hey (hey), drink it all away I said hey (hey), drink it all away And I dance for the light of the stars in the sky And sleep all alone tonight Yeah, I dance for the light of the stars in the sky And sleep all alone tonight