Drinking Excuse

Don't let me go out tonight But I can't drink alone If I wind up in neon light Keep me off the phone 'Cause then it's the whiskey Telling me you miss me And that three hour drive Feels more like two This getting over you game's Looking like a lose, lose I ain't looking for a reason or a rhyme I've given up getting you out of mind You'll turn up no matter what I do High and dry or drunk as a sailor I'm dialing you up darling now or later I can't change the way I feel about you When you're my drinking excuse I tried drowning memories But don't you know they swim And there ain't a better part of me That won't let you win Now I've got the words But I can't find the nerve For making you fall Right back in my arms But I think I know A mighty good place to start I ain't looking for a reason or a rhyme I've given up getting you out of mind You'll turn up no matter what I do High and dry or drunk as a sailor I'm dialing you up darling now or later I can't change the way I feel about you When you're my drinking excuse You can tell my friends No need to worry With a little bit of luck And cold can courage Safe to say that I'll admit the truth I ain't looking for a reason or a rhyme I've given up getting you out of mind You'll turn up no matter what I do High and dry or drunk as a sailor I'm dialing you up darling now or later I can't change the way I feel about you Tell me baby What else can I do When you're my drinking excuse You're my drinking excuse