Story behind the song
when i was young i knew a friend of my fathers that had become an alcoholic and lost everything
Lyrics
It’s another tired tomorrow
Shining through my window
And I am left alone
With an aching head
The laughter was flowing
The liquor tasted good
The whiskey is gone now
The good times are dead
My mind drifts back to the old days
When I still had my family
My children are gone now
My wife has moved away
(Chorus)
Turn that bottle down
Can’t you see that it’s empty?
Like my life it has slipped away
Turn that bottle down
Can’t you see it’s empty?
Like my life it has wasted away
Do not fill your heart with sadness
It’s much too late for tears
I am receiving all the pain back
That I’ve sown down through the years
The light is growing dim
The dark is growing strong
Tomorrow will not greet me
For tonight I will be gone
(Chorus)
