V1 She's Holdin tight to a bottle She sure is looking blue And all the angels who surround him Well Hell thats nothing new He dont give a damn How he does her wrong And her eyes are on the floor when he sings those cheatin songs well its the same old story everynight And Lord its plain to see That the whiskey took the place Ya the whiskey took the place Where her pride used to be Oh I wish she'd let me be the one To hold her when she cries And I'd pick up the peices Lord she's gonna fall apart tonight Well he dont give a damn He's gonna cheat and he's gonna lie I wish she'd let me hold her Hold her when she cries V2 Well the years ain't been kind to him But hell he ain't changed his ways And she's a good hearted woman Dont even make the set these days Well she finally up and left him Lord after all this time And that good hearted woman I finally made her mine Oh I wish she'd let me be the one To hold her when she cries And I'd pick up the peices Lord she's gonna fall apart tonight Well he dont give a damn He's gonna cheat and he's gonna lie I wish she'd let me hold her Hold her when she cries