Lyrics Alcohol And Pills - Fred Eaglesmith

Alcohol And Pills

Hank Williams, he came up from Montgomery
With a heartful of broken country songs
Nashville Tennessee didn’t really understand him
Cause he did things differently than the way that they were done
When he finally made it to the Grand Ol Opry he made it stand still
He ended up on alcohol and pills
Elvis Presley, he came up from Jackson
With a brand new way of singin' and a brand new way of dancin'
And even from the waist up Lord he gave the world a thrill
He ended up on alcohol and pills
Alcohol and pills, is a cryin' shame
You think they might have been happy with the glory and the fame
But fame doesnt take away the pain, it only pays the bills
And you wind up on alcohol and pills
Janis Joplin, she was wild and reckless
Then there was Graham Parsons, Lord, and then there was Jimmy Hendrix
The story just goes on and on and I guess it always will
They ended up on alcohol and pills
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Sometimes somebody just doesn’t wake up one day
Sometimes it’s a heart attack, sometimes they just don’t say
They pulled poor old Hank Wlliams out of a Cadillac CoupeDeVille
He ended up on alcohol and pills
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