Whiskey Lullaby

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[Verse]
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She put him out like the burning end of a midnight cigarette
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She broke his heart he spent his whole life trying to forget
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We watched him drink his pain away a little at a time
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But he never could get drunk enough to get her off his mind
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Until the night...
 
[Chorus]
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He put that bottle to his head and pulled the trigger
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And finally drank away her memory
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Life is short but this time it was bigger
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Than the strength he had to get up off his knees
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They found him with his face down in the pillow
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With a note that said I'll love her till I die
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And when we buried him beneath the willow
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The angels sang a whiskey lullaby
 
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[Verse 2]
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The rumors flew but nobody knew how much she blamed herself
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For years and years she tried to hide the whiskey on her breath
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She finally drank her pain away a little at a time
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But she never could get drunk enough to get him off her mind
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Until the night...
 
[Chorus]
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She put that bottle to her head and pulled the trigger
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And finally drank away his memory
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Life is short but this time it was bigger
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Than the strength she had to get up off her knees
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We found her with her face down in the pillow
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Clinging to his picture for dear life
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We laid her next to him beneath the willow
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While angels sang a whiskey lullaby
 
[Outro]
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