No I ain't had nothing to drink   I knew thats probably what you'd think   If I dropped by this time of night   Remember way back when   I promised you I'd drop in   At one of those meetings down at the Y      Well, they started talkin bout steps you take   Mistakes you make   The hearts you break   And the price you pay   I almost walked away      You could hear a pin drop   When this old man   Stood up and said I'm gonna' say it again   Like I do every week   For those who don't know me      It's the simple things in life   Like the kids at home and a loving wife   That you miss the most, when you lose control   And everything you love starts to disappear   The devil takes your hand and says no fear   Have another shot, just one more beer   Yah, I've been there, that's why I'm here      This ole boy stood up in the aisle   Said he'd been living a life of denial   And he cried as he talked about wasted years   I couldn't believe what I heard   It was my life word for word   And all of the sudden it was clear      It's the simple things in life   Like the kids at home and a loving wife   That you miss the most, when you lose control   And everything you love starts to disappear   The devil takes your hand and says no fear   Have another shot, just one more beer   Yah, I've been there, that's why I'm here      I know for us it may be too late   But it would mean the world to me   If you were there when I stand to say   It's the simple things in life   Like the kids at home and a loving wife   That you miss the most, when you lose control   And everything you love starts to disappear   The devil takes your hand and says no fear   Have another shot, just one more beer   Yah, I've been there, that's why I'm here   Oh, I've been there, that's why I'm here