I feel better when I'm drinking, it just seems to ease my mind And all my worries and troubles, they just seem to fade behind [Chorus] Oh the secret of the bottle it may never be known So I'll raise my glass and propose a toast and this one baby is for you I start to laugh when I'm drinking, I may tell a joke or two Sometimes I'll even pretend that I'm still in love with you [Chorus] And you ask me if I've felt pain After all that I've been through I've paid more than just my dues I felt the pain of you I feel the pain when I'm drinking, it just don't seem to cut as deep And when I lay down without you it makes it easy to go to sleep [Chorus]