Keep Me From Drinking - The Riverboat Gamblers, Mike Weibe, Rob Marchant

Them’s the breaks, flubbed some takes, made some mistakes

Call it an evening, just not well spent

The Vicodin is kicking in

Serotonin may be lacking tomorrow

I’ll deal with it then

Did you see me try?

Like a little kid with a sheet on trying to fly

Black clouds in the sky always come when I’m the lowest

Please tell me why… my oh why

Sang some tunes, I got a bruise So I lick my wounds

Does that sound familiar?

I did it last night

I know I’ll probably never sleep inside this van which has no heat

Nobody had any pills for me or they’re holding out

Did you see me try?

Like a little kid with a sheet on trying to fly

Black clouds in the sky always come when I’m the lowest

Please tell me why… my oh why

Please believe that these broken knees will still carry me

They won’t keep me from drinking tonight

No laceration on this occasion is deep enough not to

Keep me from drinking tonight

The slim hope of chance gives us reason to dance and tomorrow’s no reason to

Keep me from drinking tonight

The beautiful lie, I’m not wasting my life keeps me standing

Did you see me try?

Like a little kid with a sheet on trying to fly

Black clouds in the sky always come when I’m the lowest

Please tell me why… my oh why

Please believe that these broken knees will still carry me

They won’t keep me from drinking tonight

No laceration on this occasion is deep enough not to

Keep me from drinking tonight

The slim hope of chance gives us reason to dance and tomorrow’s no reason to

Keep me from drinking tonight

The beautiful lie, I’m not wasting my life keeps me standing