Brother Whiskey, Sister Wine

See the score up on the wall
Life's a free throw, you're the ball
It's fun until the arc reaches its height
Until you know the trajectory ain't right
Then you hit the rim and you bounce again
There’s no way to know where you'll land, my friend
Or what will happen in this final stretch
The quantum nature of it’s so complex

Brother whiskey, sister wine
Won't you help me turn back the time?
If you won't take my troubles
At least please take my mind
Brother whiskey, sister wine

I know you've heard the diamond King and Queen
Castigate with words obscene
Their wayward little progeny named Jack
Asserting that he's lost all their respect
It seems he thinks that he's in love
With the Ten of Hearts he met last month
Every time he talks about her he gets flushed
But the King and Queen don't like that pair too much

Brother whiskey, sister wine
Won't you help me turn back the time?
If you won't take my troubles
At least please take my mind
Brother whiskey, sister wine

That mind he's got is like a V8 dodge
Revving its engine in a parking lot
Or stuck in beltway traffic after five
What a time to be alive
But if you get the chance to really go
The cops'll clock you when you do
You're better off just using all that strength
Pulling stumps out with a rusty chain

Brother whiskey, sister wine
Won't you help me? Make it feel like I can fly
If you won't take my troubles
At least please take my mind
Brother whiskey, sister wine