Hope by the Bottle

Hope by the bottle

Faith by the swig

This old bar stools my alter

And lovin' you was my sin

Takin' shots of whiskey

To forget about my pain

These lonely nights are callin'

And I hear your cries again

Drinking hope by the bottle

Faith by the swig

Hope by the bottle

Lovin' you was my sin

If you'd stayed we'd still be feuding

More bitter everyday

God shined his light upon you path

The day you walked away

The body count gets higher

The longer we're apart

I put my fist through tempered glass

To heal my aching heart

Drinking hope by the bottle

Faith by the swig

Hope by the bottle

Lovin' you was my sin

Ten years I've been forsaken

Been rotting in this hole

The sheriff says he'll see me swing

Before I catch parole

Soon I'll have my freedom

But freedom has its cost

The troubles I have found and

The love that I have lost

Drinking hope by the bottle

Faith by the swig

Hope by the bottle

Lovin' you was my sin