Well, I got a bad liver and a broken heart Yeah, I drunk me a river since you tore me apart And I don't have a drinking problem, except when I can't get a drink E7b9 I wish you'd a known her, we were quite a pair She was sharp as a razor and soft as a prayer So welcome to the continuing saga E7b9 She was my better half and I was just a dog And so here I am slumped, I've been chipped E7b9 I've been chumped on my stool So buy this fool some spirits and libations E7b9 It's these railroad station bars And all these conductors and the porters And I'm all out of quarters And this epitaph is the af - ter - math Yeah, I choose my path, hey, come on, Kath E7b9 He's a lawyer, he ain't the one for ya No, the moon ain't romantic, it's intimidating as hell And some guy's trying to sell me a watch E7b9 And so I'll meet you at the bottom of a bottle of bargain Scotch I got me a bottle and a dream It's so maudlin it seems You can name your poison, go on ahead and make some noise E7b9 I ain't sentimental, this ain't a purchase It's a rental and it's purgatory And hey, what's your story, well, I don't even care E7b9 'Cause I got my own double-cross to bear And I'll see your Red Label, and I'll raise you one more And you can pour me a cab, I just can't drink no more 'Cause it don't douse the flames that are started by dames E7b9 It ain't like asbestos, it don't do nothing but rest us assured And substantiate the rumours that you've heard