Oh Fifth of Whiskey, Oh how I missed thee,
Drink the whole thing? Well that might be risky.
Glass 1, Glass 3, Hits the brain quickly,
The night is young and I feel a bit dizzy.
This bottle is my enemy, this bottle is my friend | This bottle will be with me until the bitter end.
And what this bottle wants I may never comprehend | But so long as it offers I will gladly apprehend.
Blurred straight lines, now I see it all together. | And I slurred a few times but I am better now than ever.
I’ll float like a feather, but don’t sting like a bee, | The effects of this poison are not enough for me
My confidence still lacks, it’s minimal impact | Mind still intact so how do I react.
Bona fide, cast aside, where do I confide, | At that point mind decides - more cyanide
Oh Fifth of Whiskey, Oh how I missed thee,
Drink the whole thing? Well that might be risky.
Glass 4, Glass 5, How can I contrive,
A situation in which I feel more alive...
But there is one thing I can count on there is one thing that is there | As I wake up in the morning I can taste the dog’s hair…
It will save me from my problems it will save me from despair | But it always leaves me solemn and it always leaves me bare.
I slip into depression, I search for ways to lesson | The pressing and jesting and always manifesting.
Feelings that I feel, But at least this time they’re real, | And as I re-create them I question the appeal,
The stories come simple, yes the stories come with ease | That’s why I often question my own random memories
It mustn’t be that basic, I seem to self-appease, | But at least it leaves me in a place where I’m at peace
Oh Fifth of Whiskey, Oh how I missed thee,
Drink the whole thing? Well that might be risky.
Glass 6, Glass 8, Now I’m feelin’ extra frisky.
Kiss me, you might as well kiss me.
I will come out of it this time, and when I do I will change my mind. | But for now ill stay blind, and let the eye of the storm subside.
I will come out of it this time, and when I do I will change my mind. | But for now ill stay blind, and let the eye of the storm subside.
Oh Fifth of Whiskey, Oh how I missed thee,
Drank the whole thing, well that was probably risky.
Glass 10, Bottle’s end, Now I slowly descend,
Eyes closed, body mends, conscience transcends
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