Daddy toasts the morning, Daddy toasts the night
Daddy can't remember more than getting by
Mamma blacks the night out, Mamma shakes and stares
Mamma can't remember just how they got there

It drinks from me
And I drink from you

Daddy's more than gone now, rode the trigger God knows where
Sad she can't remember 'cause he was never there
Mamma drowns in whiskey, tries to choke her shame
Sometimes she'll remember, sometimes it just rains

Love ain't the bottom of the bottle
'Cause love is in the aftermath
But love is easier to swallow
Than giving up and looking back