I've been down on my luck
Been down too long this time
I drank 'em to the bottom
Till I found myself there too

And the taste of defeat
Has never been so sweet
So I pour another glass
Fail again and again

I've been down
And I've been higher than Sears Tower
I've asked the higher powers
If they would just spare a drink

Did they answer my cries?
I was a bit preoccupied
I toasted them, boasted to them
That they had met their match

But as long as there is whiskey in the world
We can drink away the heartache
We can drink away the girls
Who we long to love, but we'll never touch
As long as there is whiskey in the world
I have loved
And I've lost all that they gave me
They all try and save me
But I'm seeing this thing through

And these feelings of remorse
They leave me no recourse
So I pour another glass
Fail again and again

But as long as there is whiskey in the world
We can drink away the heartache
We can drink away the girls
Who we long to love, but we'll never touch
As long as there is whiskey in the world

I don't want to be saved
Ah, ah, ah, ah

As long as there is whiskey in the world
As long as there is whiskey in the world
As long as there is whiskey (as long as there is whiskey)
As long as there is whiskey in the world