Back in my drinking days I could hold my own in a fight  Swinging at the devil with one hell of a right  Back in my drinking days I borrowed against borrowed time  God gives a lot away I was stealing mine  Back in my drinking days I could fall and never feel a thing  Fill the void with Tanguray and kill a night with what’s her name    I never knew I was thirsty till I set that bottle down  And I never knew I was lonely till I quit laughing in a crowd  And I never knew I was empty till you poured into me  Made me a man I could never be    Back in my drinking days talking to Jesus from the bar  Pushing my limits, my women, my religion way too far  Back in my drinking days there’s some skeletons and tears  ‘Cause I left ‘em high and dry, they know they ain’t welcome here    I never knew I was thirsty till I set that bottle down  And I never knew I was lonely till I quit laughing in a crowd  And I never knew I was empty till you poured into me  Made me a man I could never be  Back in my drinking days    My worst day in this new place is better than my best one  Back in my drinking days    Yeah I had me some drinking days