All the folks down in Lynchburg, Tennessee Been working hard for good ol' boys like me I don't wanna be the one to tell 'em That stuff that they've been selling Ain't working like it should But I damn sure wish it would Whiskey's supposed to drown the memory I've gone from one to one too many And the thing that really gets me Is how your memory drowns the whiskey Maybe it's the bar or the stool I'm on Maybe it's the band and the sad old song That keeps me buying rounds That keeps me turning down Any girl that wants to dance And you ain't giving them a chance Whiskey's supposed to drown the memory I've gone from one to one too many And the thing that really gets me Is how your memory drowns the whiskey Girl, I'm living proof that 80 proof Ain't got a shot at touching you Whiskey's supposed to drown the memory I've gone from one to one too many And the thing that really gets me Is whiskey's supposed to drown the memory I've gone from one to one too many And the thing that really gets me Is how your memory drowns the whiskey Yeah the thing that really gets me Is how your memory drowns the whiskey All the folks down in Lynchburg, Tennessee Been working hard for good old boys like