when i was younger i d struggle at times to get out of bed and at night to unwind a dear friend of mine gave me some advice drink coffee in the mornin and whiskey at night whiskey can turn a bad day to flowers be a source of courage when you d rather coward and coffee exposes a bed full of roses when you can t seem to do nothin right it s coffee in the mornin and whiskey at night and as i got older i d fuss and i d fight that whiskey will kill ya i said hey man yeah right to get rid of those headaches i had to oblige in coffee in the mornin and whiskey at night whiskey can turn a bad day to flowers be a source of courage when you d rather coward and coffee exposes a bed full of roses when you can t seem to do nothin right it s coffee in the mornin and whiskey at night now i lay dyin it s the end of my life at the foot of my bed a preacher reads me my rights i sit up and ask him hey what s heaven like well there s coffee in the mornin and whiskey at night whiskey can turn a bad day to flowers be a source of courage when you d rather coward and coffee exposes a bed full of roses when you can t seem to do nothin right it s coffee in the mornin and whiskey at night