[fingerpicked acoustic guitar, subtle pedal steel swells] [gritty baritone male vocals] You got the right to remain silent Though I doubt your ability You got the right to leave me lonely And walk angry away from me You got the right to claim it’s my fault And to blame it all on me I’ll give you all the wrongs that you got right But I reserve the right to the whiskey [pedal steel swell] [Chorus] I’ll give up my right to defend myself Against your teary needs And I’ll give up on the lost love And all your petty peaves But I’ll hold onto the heartache And to all the misery I may be left to cling onto the wrong But I reserve the right to the whiskey [Verse 2] You might say, these things are self-evident And darlin’ that might very well be true This is my Declaration of Independence And I’ll succeed in seceding from you [Chorus] I’ll give up my right to defend myself Against your teary needs And I’ll give up on the lost love And all your petty peaves But I’ll hold onto the heartache And to all the misery I may be left to cling onto the wrong But I reserve the right to the whiskey [Bridge] I'm staring down a bottle of Weller Reserve Bourbon, one thing you can't take away from me There's nothing else here I would care to preserve Just like this ill-fated love, it'll soon be his-tor-y [Chorus] I’ll give up my right to defend myself Against your tears and needs And I’ll give up on the lost love And all your insanity But I’ll hold onto the heartache And to all the misery I may be left to cling onto the wrong But I reserve the right to the whiskey [Outro] When all that’s left is the wrong I still reserve the right to the whiskey
