It Ain’t the Whiskey

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I stood there in the middle of the church of the broken people Listened to the walking wounded tell their stories My turn came, I told 'em my name, I said, "This ain't my first time" Then a man started talking how the devil and the bottle was ruining my life With last night on my breath, I stood up and said [Chorus] It ain't the whiskey, it ain't the cigarettes It ain't the stuff I smoke, it's all these things I can't forget And it ain't the hard times, it ain't the all nights It ain't that easy, it ain't the whiskey that's killin' me [Verse 2] So what do you got for this empty spot inside of me? The deep, dark hole where love used to be Before she ripped it out and ran into the arms of someone else Y'all sit in this room and you talk like you got some kind of remedy Well, I hear what you're telling me, but I've got all the proof I need [Chorus] It ain't the whiskey, it ain't the cigarettes It ain't the stuff I smoke, it's all these things I can't forget And it ain't the hard times, it ain't the all nights It ain't that easy 'cause it ain't the whiskey that's killin' me [Bridge] I've done everything to drown this hurt inside But I can't wash you off of my mind [Chorus] It ain't the whiskey, it ain't the cigarettes It ain't the stuff I smoke, it's all these things I can't forget And it ain't the hard times, it ain't the all nights It ain't that easy 'cause it ain't the whiskey that's killin' me It ain't the whiskey that's killin' me