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The Fourth Night of My Drinking Lyrics
On the first night of my drinking I was looking for my keys
I was half blind and stinking and bloody at the knees
I had a built-in fever and bright red cheeks
My checks and balances up shit creek
It was all in fun, I didn't hurt no one until I crawled back for more
Then there was damage done but I made it home and woke up on the floor
On the second night of my drinking I was looking for my car
And as the luck would have it I found it parked outside my favourite bar
I had a leather liver and lipstick streaks
I had a disposition of valleys and peaks
It was a lot of fun until I shot my gun and the neighbours called the law
They didn't take me in but they let it sink in that I was headed for a fall
On the third night of my drinking I was yelling at your house
I had a stick in my hand and was convinced that some man was in there hiding out
I had a foot on your door; you had me down on the floor
I woke up the next morning and my jaw was sore
Then I was back at the bar and I was wanting some more
Then I was back at the bar and I was wanting some more
Then I was back at the bar and I was wanting some more
Until they tried to cut me off
On the fourth night of my drinking I had to go it all alone
As my friends list was shrinking and I was sinking like a stone
I had a steely eye and a mouth full of grit
My disposition had gone full tilt
There was a taste in my mouth, I wasn't liking it
Guess it will be through with me before I'm through with it
Guess it will be through with me before I'm through with it
Guess it will be through with me before I'm through with it
I was half blind and stinking and bloody at the knees
I had a built-in fever and bright red cheeks
My checks and balances up shit creek
It was all in fun, I didn't hurt no one until I crawled back for more
Then there was damage done but I made it home and woke up on the floor
And as the luck would have it I found it parked outside my favourite bar
I had a leather liver and lipstick streaks
I had a disposition of valleys and peaks
It was a lot of fun until I shot my gun and the neighbours called the law
They didn't take me in but they let it sink in that I was headed for a fall
I had a stick in my hand and was convinced that some man was in there hiding out
I had a foot on your door; you had me down on the floor
I woke up the next morning and my jaw was sore
Then I was back at the bar and I was wanting some more
Then I was back at the bar and I was wanting some more
Then I was back at the bar and I was wanting some more
Until they tried to cut me off
As my friends list was shrinking and I was sinking like a stone
I had a steely eye and a mouth full of grit
My disposition had gone full tilt
There was a taste in my mouth, I wasn't liking it
Guess it will be through with me before I'm through with it
Guess it will be through with me before I'm through with it
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I absolutely love how the music goes with the rhythm of his binge. While he's drinking it's a steady driving pace, but during the recovery periods when he's down it's only half as fast. The first two nights it takes him 8 measures to recover and start it up again. On that third night is when he's lost, and it takes 12 measures of recovery. Plus the solo section which is back at the original tempo reflects that he has to drink that much more to get rolling again. After that, he's probably drowning. I don't think there's a happy ending here.
Well, the meaning is pretty obvious. That last line is killer.
I agree that the meaning is obvious, but it's the feeling that the song evokes that is so great. You just feel like you're wasted while you listen. Then there's the parts where the dude is throwing up, or at least the music makes you feel like he throwing up. Great stuff!!