Corey Smith: The bottle
Intro:
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it’s a sticky situation
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that I’ve gotten myself into
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same old obligation
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has got me torn between this ole bottle and you
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and I’ll probably choose the drinking
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so you're probably gonna pack your bags
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spent a few lonely
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I was thinking before you..
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before you come running back...beggin me
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to be a little stronger
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to stay sober longer
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not to let you down
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must these demons haunt me
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and lay their wicked burdens on me


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Lord won’t you show me
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How to put the bottle down
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i'll put the bottle down

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another bourbon vacation
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has got me crawling on the floor
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and i'm in no condition
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to say a word when she comes walking through the door
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the color starts fading
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when i hear her crying up and down the hall
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as i drift away
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i can feel her praying
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saying Lord will you show him heaven
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after all the hell he's been through
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i can i be a little stronger
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and not make her wonder
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when im going to let her down

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must these demons haunt me
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and lay their wicked burdens on me
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and Lord wont you show me how to put the bottle down

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can i be a little stronger
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and not make her wonder
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when i'm going to let her down
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must these demons haunt me
Em
and lay their wicked burdens on me
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and lord wont you show me how..
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to put the bottle down

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lord i wontcha help me to be
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just a little stronger
      Em
and to stay sober longer
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and not to let her down
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must these demons haunt me


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and lay their wicked burdens on me
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ooh lord wont you show me how..
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to put the bottle down ….

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