Sometimes A Man Takes A Drink

Last night he fell down, but he got right back up

Had one too many, I guess

Tomorrow he won't remember

Tonight he just wants to forget

The pressure he's under, the hell he's been in

The knife twisted up in his gut

When this is all over, he's gonna get sober

Right now he's just down on his luck

Sometimes a man takes a drink

So he can just throw his head back and laugh

At the things he can't change like the bills he can't pay

And all of those ghosts from the past

It's the crutch he leans on when things have gone wrong

Life didn't turn out like he planned

Sometimes a man takes a drink

Oh, but sometimes a drink takes the man

Not that long ago he could take it or leave it

Now he wonders when it all changed

When did he stop being happy go lucky

And become a prisoner in chains

Trapped behind bars, no longer in charge

Where did the good times all go?

He knows it's got him 'cause he's on the bottom

Real close to out of control

Sometimes a man takes a drink

So he can just throw his head back and laugh

At the things he can't change like the bills he can't pay

And all of those ghosts from the past

It's the crutch he leans on when things have gone wrong

Life didn't turn out like he planned

Sometimes a man takes a drink

Oh, but sometimes a drink takes the man

Sometimes a man takes a drink

Oh, but sometimes a drink takes the man