CAPO I INTRO: Back in my drinkin' days I could hold my own in a fight Swingin' at the Devil with one hell of a right Back in my drinkin' days I borrowed against borrowed time God gives a lot away, I was stealin' mine And back in my drinkin' days I could fall and never feel a thing Filled the void with Tanqueray, killed the night with what's-her-name But I never knew I was thirsty 'til I set that bottle down And I never knew I was lonely 'til I quit laughin' a crowd And I never knew I was empty 'til you poured into me Made me a man I could never be Back in my drinkin' days, talkin' to Jesus from the bar Pushin' my limits, my women, my religion way too far Back in my drinkin' days, there's some skeletons in tears 'Cause I left 'em high and dry and they know they ain't welcome here But I never knew I was thirsty 'til I set that bottle down And I never knew I was lonely 'til I quit laughin' in a crowd And I never knew I was empty 'til you poured into me Made me a man I could never be, back in my drinkin' days Yeah my worst day in this new place Is better than my best one Back in my drinkin' days Yeah I had me some...drinkin' days