verse 1 hey i m a hard boned whiskey drinker night living bar room deep thinker i used to look up at a sunny day in the dk alleyway so all you pretty sons a bitches with all your happy blue sky smiling hearts hey go on and dance in the sunshine i d rather stay here in the dark chorus and i let the whiskey pour weaker men say let it go i never learned my lesson on those rot gut whiskey sessions verse 2 you hold your cards like money maybe you ve got more to lose than me i bet it all on the table let the dealer deal what he will if im high rolling or busting i still held on to my nerve if all i ever get is older and some hell i still got more than i deserve chorus and i let the whiskey pour weaker men say let it go i never learned my lesson on those rot gut whiskey sessions verse 3 hey i ll spend tonight on some cocaine cheaper pretty girls and jim beam and all of those sweet things i ve tasted i thank the lord my life ain t been wasted chorus and i let the whiskey pour weaker men say let it go i ll never learned my lesson on those rot gut whiskey sessions