Song Description
Our behavior when we drink beer or wine is treated as a metaphor for life. Sipping it instead of guzzling it allows us to enjoy it more.
| Song Length |
3:18 |
Genre |
Jazz - Lounge, Jazz - General |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Sociable, Relaxed |
Subject |
Life, Alchohol, Beer, Wine |
| Similar Artists |
Burt Bacharach |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
I raced through my twenties guzzling beer.
"One more for the road" became my cheer.
Hazy brain when morning came.
Then did it all again without complaint.
Gulping life, I felt such a roar.
All of my emotions raged to the core.
Those years flew by in a blaze
With my mind in a constant daze.
Life can be gulped or sipped
Depending how far the glass is tipped.
Sipping life, day by day
Was something I learned later 'long the way.
Then came my thirties, where wine was king,
Merlots and Ports needed savoring.
With my taste buds now in the act,
I found new sensations guess I lacked.
A slower pace let my mind explore
All that I had missed from the barroom floor.
I bet there was lots I didn't see
Like Ann, who I dreamed of, maybe she dreamed of me.
Life can be gulped or sipped
Depending how far the glass is tipped.
Sipping life, day by day
Gave me time to smell the roses 'long the way.
Life can be gulped or sipped
Depending how far the glass is tipped.
Sipping life, day by day
Gives us time to smell the roses 'long the way.