he don t go to bed til morning and he sleeps the day away his boss kept tryin to warn him but he got fired the other day and he s been puttin down some whiskey and cryin all night long he s goin down quickly now that she s gone now that she s no longer here oh it s like he s no longer there and he s drownin in his own tears oh and he don t even care he loved everything about her a million times his friends all heard how he couldn t live without her i guess he s gonna live up to his word he s in a river of her memories and the currents just too strong he s goin down quickly now that she s gone now that she s no longer here oh it s like he s no longer there and he s drownin in his own tears oh and he don t even care he s thirty one but he looks sixty as he kneels down by her stone he s goin down quickly now that she s gone and if he don t lay off that whiskey heaven knows it won t be long he s goin down quickly now that she s gone