The city lights lead the way to paradise tonight   they're all there waiting for me on a ship as big as life   so tell me why it ain't right   it's the one true thing that keeps me high      It'll kill you   just get tougher   no one said it was easy   being a drunkard      the ice cold beer tastes nice, I got whiskey in the van   just want to have a little bit of fun while I'm young and I still can   just zip your lip, listen close   it's my life and it's my choice      It'll kill you   just get tougher   no one said it was easy   being a drunkard      I sit and stare at the neon   I got my buddies to lean on   We'll drink to your bad health   some folks can't take it   I ain't one, ain't that right   we'll need it if only for tonight      So open up and knock one down,   let's all get drunk and tear up the town.   It'll kill you,   just get tougher.   No one said it was easy   being a drunkard