It can be said I'm an early birdIt's ten o'clock before I say a wordBaby, I can never tellHow do you sleep so well?You keep telling me to live rightTo go to bed before the daylightBut then you wake up for the sunriseYou know you don't gotta pretend Baby now and thenDon't you just wanna wake up Dark as a lakeSmelling like a bonfire Lost in a hazeIf you're drunk on life,babe I think it's greatBut while in this world I think I'll take my whiskey and leadMy coffee black and my bed at three You're too straight for meYou're too straight for meI take my whiskey and leadMy coffee black and my bed at three You're too straight for meYou're too sweet for meI am low,I am true In the crowds where I go I work late where I'm free from the fallAnd the job gets done But you're worrisome,I know But who wants to live forever,babe?You treat your mouth as if it's heaven's gate The rest of you like you're the TSAI wish I could go alone,babe don't get me wrongYou know you're bright as the morning,soft as the rainPretty as a vine,sweet as a grapeIf you can sit in a barrel,maybe I'll waitUntil that day,I'd rather take my whiskey and eatI take my whiskey neat My coffee black and my bread at threeYou're too straight for me You're too straight for meI take my whiskey neatMy coffee black and my bread at threeYou're too sweet for meYou're too sweet for me