I Am an Alcoholic Lyrics

Lyric discussion by milom 

Cover art for I Am an Alcoholic lyrics by NOFX

Maybe it's not about him. Imagine him like an actor putting himself in the character of this man and then writing a song about himself.

You know there are lots of guys who started life really bland and then... tipped over to the other extreme.

I think not all songs are from an own perspective and it's great if the guys see other people's problems and rotten lives, not just the things they maybe had to face.

My Interpretation

Great point. That's part of the NOFX genius... Fat Mike has been known to do this on a few other tracks, like Whoops I OD'd and Quart in Session (which is about Smelly). I kinda feel like an idiot for not even seeing that...

The real question is: who is it about then?