Lyrics by April Knoll
Melody, guitar and vocals by Doug Carlsen
Watered Down Whiskey
1st verse
I’ve been walking these streets here on the other side
The grass ain’t much greener once you pass the welcome sign
They still got heartache, women trouble and Uncle Sam
Hillbillies and rock and roll and the blue collared man
The world hasn’t changed, just the way that I see it
Holding onto the past wasn’t helping me a bit
Chorus
Now I sit here facing the rest of my life
Forget all the “might have beens” and “should have trieds”
I’m giving all my demons an overdue farewell
Getting back all the pride I once had in myself
For the first time I surrender to peace
My glass is half full with watered down whiskey
My glass is half full with watered down whiskey
2nd verse
I can’t change the way I’ve been only how I’ll be
Breaking down these walls between reality and me
I felt 10 feet tall thinking that made me a man
Blind to see my happiness slip right through my hands
Jimmy was my only friend and that I can’t deny
That bar stool held me up as my life passed by
Repeat chorus
April Knoll
©January 2006
