My daddy was a drunk, bottle was his best friend Came home after midnight, smellin' like sin again Mama cried in the kitchen, tryin' to keep us fed While he spent our last dollar on whiskey instead Oh, my daddy was a drunk, lord he sure could drink Left us with nothin' but heartache and the kitchen sink Raised on broken promises and barroom fights My daddy was a drunk, most every night He'd swear he'd change come Sunday, with tears in his eyes But by Monday evenin' he'd be tellin' more lies I hid under the covers when the screamin' got loud Prayed to the good Lord he'd make daddy proud Oh, my daddy was a drunk, lord he sure could drink Left scars on our hearts deeper than you'd think Grew up too fast in a house full of pain My daddy was a drunk, again and again Now I'm standin' at his grave with a bottle in my hand Wonderin' if the apple falls right where it lands I swore I'd never be him, but the road feels the same Pour one out for the man who taught me shame Oh, my daddy was a drunk... yeah he sure could drink Broke every heart he ever touched, quicker than you'd blink I forgive him now, but I'll never forget My daddy was a drunk... and I ain't over it yet My daddy was a drunk...
