Back in my drinking days I could hold my own in a fight Swinging at the devil With one hell of a right Back in my drinking days I borrowed against borrowed time God gives a lot away I was stealing mine Back in my drinking days I could fall and never feel a thing Fill the void with Tanguray And kill a night with what's her name Chorus: I never knew I was thirsty till I set that bottle down And I never knew I was lonely Till I quit laughing in a crowd And I never knew I was empty Till you poured into me Made me a man I could never be Back in my drinking days Talking to Jesus from the bar Pushing my limits, my women My religion way too far Back in my drinking days There's some skeletons and tears 'Cause I left 'em high and dry They know they ain't welcome here (Chorus) My worst day in this new place Is better than my best one Back in my drinking days Yeah I had me some drinking days