I've tried everything that I could think of Went out and bought some things I wanted to Spent my money for a while, like it's going out of style Nothing takes the place of loving you I look for consolation in the bar rooms Like too many broken-hearted dudes I drank the whole crowd down, but every night I found Nothing takes the place of loving you Nothing takes the place of holding your soft hands and mine Empty glasses only leave me blue Where your sweet lips used to be, there's just the taste of wine And nothing takes the place of loving you I thought that I could find someone to help me Now I can't count the girls I've run through But after every fling, I find the same old thing Nothing takes the place of loving you Nothing takes the place of holding your soft hands and mine Empty glasses only leave me blue Where your sweet lips used to be, there's just the taste of wine And nothing takes the place of loving you Nothing takes the place of loving you