She put him out
like the burning end
of a midnight cigarette
She broke his heart
he spent his whole life
tryin' to forget
We watched him drink
his pain away
a little at a time
But he never could
get drunk enough
to get her off his mind
Until the night
He put that bottle to his head
and pulled the trigger
And finally drank
away her memory
Life is short
but this time it was bigger
Than the strength he had
to get up off his knees
We found him with his face
down in the pillow
With a note that said
I'll love her 'til I die
And when we buried him
beneath the willow
The angels sang
a whiskey lullaby
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
The rumors flew
but nobody knew
how much she blamed herself
For years and years
she tried to hide
the whiskey on her breath
She finally drank her pain away
a little at a time
But she never could
get drunk enough
to get him off her mind
Until the night, she put that
Bottle to her head
and pulled the trigger
And finally drank
away his memory
Life is short
but this time it was bigger
Than the strength she had
to get up off her knees
We found her with her
face down in the pillow
Clinging to his picture
for dear life
We laid her next to him
beneath the willow
While the angels sang
a whiskey lullaby
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la