Put The Liquor Down

He put the liquor down To keep his spirits high And now he's looking in the mirror Thankful for his life And every single morn He's waking up at dawn Saying prayers to a God Who had saved him from Seventeen years old His heart got broke His girl went and Cheated on him A couple beers that night Just a joint he sighed Never knew it would be more for him One turned to two, three, four, five He never knew he'd have to fight for his life One turned to two, three, four, five As the years went by he'd realize He put the liquor down To keep his spirits high And now he's looking in the mirror Thankful for his life And every single morn He's waking up at dawn Saying prayers to a God Who had saved him from All things that haunted him The lost years are lost in the wind now He's thankful for his friends And every one of their second chances Steps seemed to work until The doctors gave their fill Relapse on legal stuff The doctors messed him up One turned to two, three, four, five He never knew he'd have to fight for his life One turned to two, three, four, five As the years went by he'd realize He put the liquor down To keep his spirits high And now he's looking in the mirror Thankful for his life And every single morn He's waking up at dawn Saying prayers to a God Who had saved him from He put the liquor down To keep his spirits high And now he's looking in the mirror Thankful for his life And every single morn He's waking up at dawn Saying prayers to a God Who had saved him from All things that haunted him The lost years are lost in the wind now He's thankful for his friends And every one of their second chances