[ country-rock ]
I drank the worm at the bottom of the bottle
From the goodtime wishin’ well I pulled up an empty pail
Like a runaway freight train stuck on full throttle
My life was shipwrecked ‘fore I got a chance to sail
She weren’t no deacon’s daughter, I weren’t no preacher’s son
ae loved each other up ‘till the wed lock came undone
She somehow turned my every loss into her total gain
I was comfortable an' warm, now I’m sleepin’ in the rain
She got the custom home an’ swimmin’ pool out back
The family SUV and my weekend Cadillac
She kept the kids an’ worse, kept my only friend the dog
Stiffed me with the bills while she lives high on the hog
Yeah, I drank the worm at the bottom of the bottle
From the goodtime wishin’ well I pulled up an empty pail
Like a runaway freight train stuck on full throttle
My life was shipwrecked ‘fore I got a chance to sail
I saw her yesterday arm ‘n arm with her new squeeze
He’s kind’a bald on top, a little short between the knees
But when she’s through with him that’ll be the least of his sorrow
Probably join me under this bridge come sundown tomorrow
An’ we’ll sing, we drank the worm at the bottom of the bottle
From the goodtime wishin’ well we pulled up an empty pail
Like a runaway freight train stuck on full throttle
Our life was shipwrecked ‘fore we got a chance to sail
If we run the race too fast the best laid plans of mice and men
Can come back around the bend an' bite us on the wrong end
An’ we’ll sing, we drank the worm at the bottom of the bottle
From the goodtime wishin’ well we pulled up an empty pail
Like a runaway freight train stuck on full throttle
Our life was shipwrecked ‘fore we got a chance to sail
Yeah, she took tequila’s sunshine, left the worm an’ the bottle
And now I’m up road apple creek without a pot to pottle
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