Everyone cried. Everyone wore black. Everyone saw him in the casket.
He looked the best he had in two years. He was smiling. Happy.
We had waited two years for a smile.
Whiskey Lullaby
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She Put Him Out
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Like the Burning End of a Midnight Cigarette
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She Broke His Heart
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He Spent His Whole Life Trying to Forget
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We Watched Him Drink His Pain Away
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A Little At A Time
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But He Never Could Get Drunk Enough
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To Get Her Off His Mind
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Until The Night...
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He Put That Bottle To His Head And Pulled The Trigger
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And Finally Drank Away Her Memory
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Life Is Short, But This Time It Was Bigger
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Than The Strength He Had To Get Up Off His Knees
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We Found Him With His Face Down In The Pillow
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With a Note That Said "I'll love her 'till I die"
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And When We Buried Him Beneath The Willow
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The Angels Sang A Whiskey Lullaby
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The Rumours Flew
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But Nobody Knew How Much She Blamed Herself
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For Years And Years
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She Tried To Hide The Whiskey On Her Breath
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She Finally Drank Her Pain Away
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A Little At A Time
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But She Never Could Get Drunk Enough
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To Get Him Off Her Mind
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Until The Night...
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She Put That Bottle To Her Head And Pulled The Trigger
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And Finally Drank Away His Memory
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Life Is Short, But This Time It Was Bigger
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Than The Strength She Had To Get Up Off Her Knees
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We Found Her With Her Face Down In The Pillow
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Clinging To His Picture For Dear Life
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We Laid Her Next To Him Beneath The Willow
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While The Angels Sang A Whiskey Lullaby
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