Don't Let the Whiskey Do the Talking (5:03)

Don’t Let the Whiskey Do the Talking
© 2019 RC Burns
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Verse 1
I could see the storm brewing in her eyes
Like a hurricane – a category five
I turned on my heels and headed for the door
Thinking that our love could not survive.
A seedy little bar on the other side of town
Seemed like the place I ought to be
What’s your poison son said the barkeep with a smile
As he laid that glass down in front of me

Spoken:
Whiskey I said and a beer to chase it down
It’s going to be a long night you see

Pre-Chorus
He looked me in the eye and I thought I heard him sigh
And this I what the old man said to me

Chorus 1
Son don’t ever let the whiskey do the talking
That’s something that I learned along the way
Cause if you do your love will soon go walking
And you’ll regret it to your dying day

Verse 2
I can tell son by the look in your eye
You’ve got woman troubles on your mind
Well I’ve been there myself and no matter how I try
I can’t forget the life I left behind
Believe me when I say whiskey ain’t the way
To figure out the troubles in your soul
Why, hell, just look at me and tell me what you see
A tired man whose eyes are far too old

Spoken:
Just another bum from the wrong side of town
Who’s given up and thrown away his life

Pre-Chorus
But I can tell you son that the demon in the bottle
Took away my children and my wife.

Chorus 2
Son don’t ever let the whiskey do the talking
That’s something that I learned along the way
Cause if you do your love will soon go walking
And you’ll regret it to your dying day

Verse 3
The old man turned away and shuffled down the bar
I swear there were tears in his eyes
I jumped in my car, drove around all night
Stopped to watch the morning sun rise
The words the old man said spun around my head
As I tried to figure out just what to do
I knew I couldn’t find the answer in a bottle
To save my love I needed something new

Spoken:
When I got home I found my love still crying


Pre-Chorus
I got down on my knees and I begged her darling please
Forgive me and believe me when I say

Chorus 3
I won’t ever let the whiskey do the talking
That’s something I forgot until today
And I don’t ever want to see you go walking
And I will love you till my dying day
Yes I will love you till my dying day