There's times when a man needs to be alone by an old, orange campfire
A cold beer, a pen, and paper, mosquitos sucking like vampires
Drown out the world on a summer night
Write a song 'bout a girl who don't treat him right
I try and try with all my might but can't say a bad thing about her
I pray and pray the days away, but her voice keeps getting louder
Now I'm reaching for the crown
Bottoms up if you're feeling down
I should've learned from the whiskey songs
I should've took it from old George Jones
The bottom of the bottle's always dry
When you're singing whiskey lullabies
I should've listened to the words Hank spoke
Instead of ordering a Jack and Coke
For all the good times that done me wrong
Give me one more and make it strong
I should've learned from the whiskey songs
I bet you think that you're an angel cause you don't like to fight
But if we ain't worth fightin' for then who will make it right?
You're giving up too easy, so I'm giving up on you
Now I'm laying here in bed, crying as I read your note
Wishing you had the guts to say the things you never wrote
Well I guess that it's my turn
To throw one back and let it burn
I should've learned from the whiskey songs
I should've took it from old George Jones
The bottom of the bottle's always dry
When you're singing whiskey lullabies
I should've listened to the words Hank spoke
Instead of ordering a Jack and Coke
For all the good times that done me wrong
Give me one more and make it strong
I should've learned from the whiskey songs
Well I heard another song about a man who's had enough
No woman there to save him or call his bluff
I pulled over and thought about calling you
But I knew just what that would do
I should've learned from the whiskey songs
I should've took it from old George Jones
The bottom of the bottle's always dry
When you're singing whiskey lullabies
I should've listened to the words Hank spoke
Instead of ordering a Jack and Coke
For all the good times that done me wrong
Give me one more and make it strong
I should've learned from the whiskey songs