[Verse 1] Well the last time Id seen him, I couldnt recall When I bumped into him coming down the hall At the country clerks office, its time to pay my taxes again I said, Its been a long time, man lets get us a beer He smiled, shook his head and said, I quit drinking last year I said, Ok, how bout a Coca Cola then? Yes, weve got us some Coke Then he said hed been born again baptized, he got his soul clean Liquor was evil, and it was poisoning me! I said, Ok. And man, I know youre just trying to be a good friend But theres only one judge for me, and brother you aint him So Ill tak my chances each time that I tak a drink [Chorus] But dont put the blame on the bottle Now that youve got yourself dry When youre needing someone or somethin To call the bad guy Too fast and too many Too much for way too long Dont put the blame on the bottle Cause that whiskey dont pour on its own Sure dont! [Instrumental Break] [Verse 2] Well, he didnt like what I had to say too much So he just shook my hand He wished me good luck He left that Coca Cola halfempty He left me where I stood Then my mind moved to cold beer on the beach A screened porch at sunset, and a little bourbon neat And a few more fine visions And some memories of times that were good [Bridge] Oh, but too much of a good thing Aint no good at all And that goes for all things Especially alcohol Ive had too much too often And I aint proud of some things that Ive done [Chorus] But I dont put the blame on the bottle For all of those things Ive done wrong Whats done is done now Did what I did, me alone Too fast and too many Too much for way too long I dont put the blame on the bottle Cause that whiskey dont pour on its own Nah, I dont put the blame on the bottle Cause that whiskey dont pour on its own
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