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Verse1:
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Tell me why a lesson in life can come so strong, like a good melody, with a bad song,
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when I was a child, my momma tried to get me to understand, I thought it was a man, 
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but the bottle was her best friend, up until, the day she passed away,
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I cried, I cried, like a baby deep inside

Chorus1:
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I’d take him out back, show him who I am, whoop his ass cause he ain’t my friend, 
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that’s the way I would handle it..  if whyskey was a man 

Verse2:
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I sat down, at the bar last night and watched an older man half spent,
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they cut him off, told him that was it, he said boy, what do I do,
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cause I can’t drive and I might, I just might, take a ride with the devil home tonight, 
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So I told him, the only thing to do, you only get one chance to make it alright, 
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yea buddy if I was you, 

Chorus2:
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I’d take him out back, show him who I am, whoop his ass cause he ain’t my friend, 
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that’s the way I would handle it..  if whyskey was a mannn.. whoahhhh..

Bridge:
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This life’s been good to me, but I’ve learned from what I’ve seen, 
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If the devil shows up tonight, he better be ready to fight,  cause I’ma..

Chorus:
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Take him out back, show him who I am, whoop his ass cause he ain’t my friend, 
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that’s the way I’m gonna handle it..  if whiskey was a man...         If whiskey was a man.