Beer On My Breath
Redemption in Ale: A Night of Revelry and Regret
Lyrics
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Introduction, signaling attention
So we're hanging out at the corner pub
Setting the scene at a pub
My best friend's birthday
Celebrating a friend's birthday
Oh it's going to be one of them nights
Anticipating a wild night
Tomorrow we're going to pay
Consequence acknowledgment for the next day
Well birthday girl took off in a cab
Birthday girl leaves abruptly
Left me with her credit card
Left with her credit card
That's one mistake we'll both regret
Regretful mistake made
My forehead hit the bar
Physical impact, hitting the bar
I met the Lord with beer on my breath
Near-death experience with beer on breath
He just smiled and shook his head trying to figure out my death
The Lord's reaction, puzzlement
Well don't ask no questions you don't want to know why
Advising against unnecessary questions
Lord just give me one more chance I'll hang my liver out to dry
Pleading for a second chance
Well I sat down to a poker game
Engaging in a poker game
With the girls and a deck of cards
Playing cards with friends
Tipped a longneck bottle to my lips
Drinking beer during the game
I was dealt nothing but hearts
Unlucky card draw, all hearts
I threw my lucky hand down
Discarding the hand and winning
And I raked my winnings in
Collecting winnings
My chair flipped back and I hit my head
Accidental fall with head injury
I'm at those pearly gates again
Near-death experience again
I met the Lord with beer on my breath
Meeting the Lord again with beer on breath
He just smiled and shook his head trying to figure out my death
The Lord's repeated reaction
Well don't ask no questions you don't want to know why
Caution against asking unnecessary questions
Lord just give me one more chance I'll hang my liver out to dry
Pleading for redemption
Well the pub closed up I chugged one down
Closing time at the pub
Said goodbye to my friends
Saying farewell to friends
Like stumbling home through a long dark tunnel
Drunk journey home
My porch light was there at the end
Guided by porch light in darkness
I gambled my last chance at life
Reflecting on risking life
And I don't mean to say this in vain
Expressing serious thoughts
But I was stumbling home on the railroad tracks
Near miss with a train on railroad tracks
And that light was a god damn train
Realization of a dangerous situation
I met the Lord with beer on my breath
Final encounter with the Lord
He just smiled and shook his head trying to figure out my death
Repeated reaction from the Lord
He started asking questions and I had to tell him why
Answering the Lord's questions
And I took the Lord by the hand and kissed my liver goodbye
Taking responsibility for actions
Oh I took the Lord by the hand and kissed my liver goodbye
Last plea as consequences are faced
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