[00:22.99]I woke up this mornin' and I swore to God
[00:26.75]I'd never ever take another drink again
[00:33.91]I fought it like the devil but you know that you're in trouble
[00:39.42]When you're fourteen and drunk by ten AM
[00:45.05]Tried to hide it from my mom and dad all my friends said straighten up
[00:50.94]I just laughed said you don't understand
[00:56.59]That's a hell of a lot to ask of a drinkin' man
[01:13.45]At sixteen I was on my own and flyin' high
[01:17.60]And stayin' stoned
[01:19.06]I knew everything there was to know
[01:24.62]I did things that I can't talk about
[01:27.38]I wore my mom and daddy out
[01:30.50]Late nights they spent prayin' for my soul
[01:35.88]Stayed sober once for nine days in a row
[01:39.39]I quit cold turkey and damn near almost
[01:43.29]Made it to ten
[01:45.16]
[01:47.21]But that's a hell of a lot to ask of a drinkin' man
[01:54.57]
[01:59.67]I look into the mirror bottle in my hand
[02:07.58]
[02:10.65]I'd like to pour it out I just don't think I can
[02:18.76]
[02:21.11]'Cause that's a hell of a lot to ask of a drinkin' man
[02:28.39]
[02:38.14]I don't know when or where it was or how we met
[02:42.31]And fell in love
[02:43.75]Or why she'd even fall for a guy like me
[02:47.40]
[02:49.37]I tried to pull myself together hopin' we could last forever
[02:55.24]For awhile I started to believe
[02:58.57]
[03:00.80]Her daddy said she's all I got
[03:03.56]Son don't ever break her heart
[03:06.48]Promise me before you take her hand
[03:09.98]
[03:11.97]But that's just too much to ask of a drinkin' man
[03:19.28]
[03:24.35]I look into the mirror bottle in my hand
[03:32.23]
[03:35.56]I'd like to pour it out I just don't think I can
[03:43.47]
[03:45.89]'Cause that's a hell of a lot to ask of a drinkin' man
[03:53.07]
[04:03.29]I woke up this mornin' and I swore to God
[04:06.95]I'd never ever take another drink again