I used to think it was all in the drink

It made him the way that he was

He swore hed change, poured it all down the drain

And finally he'd given it up 

But tonight in the kitchen 

I sat there and listened 

To words he could never take back

I didn't see any Jack or Jim Beam 

He was drinking his coffee black



Chorus:

Oh, I wish hed been drinkin' whiskey 

When he told me he didn't love me 

But he was stone cold sober 

He meant what he said 

And he did what he did 

'Cause in his heart it was already over

The truth doesn't lie 

So I cant deny it like I've always done before

Oh, I wish he'd been drinkin' whiskey

When he told me he didn't love me no more



He used to come home drunk to the bone

After he'd stay out all night 

He'd start slammin' doors and pacin' the floors

And we'd always end up in a fight 

But tonight theres no screaming 

Just the sound of him leaving 

And the silence that rings in my ears

This house is dry, but for the very first time 

I wish there was a bottle 'round here



repeat chorus



Yeah, I wish he'd been drinkin' whiskey 

When he told me he don't love me no more