Woke up in the morning without you by my side I'm trying to remember why you said your goodbyes My head was pounding as I walked through the door I can't let you leave me like the women before That whiskey and wine gets me through the hardest of days I know it's not right and I know it's not okay Those old hymns and rhymes, yeah, they keep the potions away Be patient, my darling, for the light of my day Feels like I'm in the shadow of an unwritten song Searching for the right meaning of where I went wrong Well, I've been thinking about heaven And I've been thinking about hell If my woman don't kill me The Lord might as well That whiskey and wine gets me through the hardest of days I know it's not right and I know it's not okay Those old hymns and rhymes, yeah, they keep the potions away Be patient, my darling, for the light of my day If I could persuade you, make my heart beat again Bring me up from the ashes If I could persuade you, make my heart beat again Bring me up from the ashes Make me whole, my friend Said a man don't need rest We can do without comfort Oh, but the threat of a life without love Will drive the best of men down To that whiskey and wine Gets you through the hardest of days You know it's not right and you know it's not okay Those old hymns and rhymes, yeah, they keep the potions away Be patient, my darling, for the light of my day Be patient, my darling, for the light of my day *