The Drink
Written by Chris Pova
©2006 All Rights Reserved
Tab submitted by Chris M. Pova

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His wife walked out on him and their boy of four years
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The boy just sat there, his face covered in tears
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He said, “Tell me daddy, where did Mommy go?”
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The man grabbed his whiskey, said, “Son, leave me alone.”
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What the boy didn't know was that his dad was a drunk
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He'd been beating his wife for the last couple months

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I saw that little boy in the store today
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Standing with his daddy in the line to pay
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The boy said, “Daddy will you buy me a snack?”
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And what the man replied, y'all, it set me aback
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His dad just told him, “Boy I'm all out of cash.”
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But two Colt 45s I saw tight in his grasp

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It was then that I realized, yes I came to see
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What crazy things some people will do for a drink
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Neglect their children beat up their wives
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Just drink, and drink, and drink, till they ruin their lives

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The boy came home one day and found
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That in the bottle, his father had drowned
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Saw his daddy lying on the floor that day
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Said, “God, why'd you have to take my daddy away?
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If I knew this would happen, I would have told him to stop
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Now I have no one, since my mommy ran off.”

            G 	                       Em
It was then that he realized, yes he came to see
           Am 	  	  	   D
What crazy things some people will do for a drink
    Em 	  	  	 Am
Neglect their children beat up their wives
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Just drink, and drink, and drink, till they ruin their lives

        Em 	  	  	  	           D
Now twenty years have passed since that horrible day
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The bruises and nightmares have faded away
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The boy grew up and moved on with his life
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He's got a son and a daughter and a beautiful wife
             Em 	  	  	 D
Made a pact with himself when he sat down to think
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I'll never surrender myself to the drink

            G 	                       Em
It was then that he realized, yes he came to see
           Am 	  	  	   D
What crazy things some people will do for a drink
    Em 	  	  	 Am
Neglect their children beat up their wives
        C 	  	  	  	          D
Just drink, and drink, and drink, till they ruin their lives

            G 	                       Em
It was then that he realized, yes he came to see
           Am 	  	  	   D
What crazy things some people will do for a drink