I got a steady job but I'm living a lie   I'm a drunken slob I've got a D.U.I.   sobriety, sobriety      when I was 17 I had my first drink   now I'm 43 and I'm seeing a shrink   sobriety, sobriety      mom I'm living at the chandler lodge   somebody wants to sell me the dodge   it's another gift of sobriety      it took a fifth of vodka just to put me to sleep   now you take away the liquor and your left with a creep   sobriety, sobriety      you've got a lot of nerve to tell me things are ok   if you want to keep it gotta give it away   sobriety, sobriety      mom I'm living at the chandler lodge   somebody wants to sell me the dodge   it's another gift of sobriety      everybody knows   the emperor's got new clothes   I'm gonna make the story sad   but it's the best friend I ever had   I know it's gonna kick my ass   so go ahead and pour another glass      sobriety   sobriety      mom they threw me out the chandler lodge   so now I'm sleeping in my dodge   it's another gift of sobriety      mom they threw me out the chandler lodge   so now I'm sleeping in my dodge   it's another gift of sobriety