Story Behind The Song
Hard luck songs seem to me to be the easiest to write and Can't Drink My Blues Away was no exception. I suppose that really stems from the music I listened to growing up which included a lot of Hank, George, Waylon, Willie, Merle, Kris, and Johnny ? some of the great pioneers of country music. I write the songs I write because that?s the music I like to listen to ? simple as that.
Song Description
Can't Drink My Blues Away is yet another hard luck, lost love, heartache song ? not an uncommon theme in traditional country music. This song was undoubtedly inspired to some degree by Hank Williams and has a little bit of that Hank sound in the hook. How can you go wrong with a fiddle, a steel guitar and a dobro? Now that?s country!
| Song Length |
3:30 |
Genre |
Country - Traditional, Country - Honky Tonk |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Gloomy, Serene |
Subject |
Sorrow, Lost Love |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
copyright 2004
CAN?T DRINK MY BLUES AWAY
In a bar on the dark side of town
Patiently, pourin? down one more round
While my conscience tells me there?s no way
That I can drink my blues away
Lonely day turns to night turns to day
I?m goin? home now if I can find my way
Empty bottle tells more than I can say
Tryin? to drink my blues away
Chorus:
I need a shoulder to cry on, a friend to rely on
Darlin? please, please, carry me away
Now the days turn to weeks turn to years
I?m tryin? hard to hold back the tears
As I stare down the cold reality
That I can?t drink my blues away
Chorus:
I need a shoulder to cry on, a friend to rely on
Darlin? please, please, carry me away
I need two arms to hold me, someone to console me
I can?t drink my blues away
I can?t drink my blues away
No, I can?t drink my blues away