We laid her next to him beneath the willow
And finally drank away his memory
She finally drank her pain away a little at a time
With a note that said, "I'll love her till I die"
La la la la la la la, la la la la la la laa
While the Angels sang a whiskey lullaby
La la la la la la la, la la la la la la laa
La la la la la la la, la la la la la la laa
And when we buried him beneath the willow
Than the strength she had to get up off her knees
For years and years, she tried to hide the whiskey on her breath
She put that bottle to her head and pulled the trigger
Until' the night
La la la la la la la, la la la la la la laa
We watched him drink his pain away a little at a time
And finally drank away her memory
La la la la la la la, la la la la la la laa
Until' the night
But she never could get drunk enough to get him off her mind
He put that bottle to his head and pulled the trigger
We found her with her face down in the pillow
We found him with his face down in the pillow
But he never could get drunk enough to get her off his mind
Life is short but this time it was bigger
The rumors flew but nobody knew how much she blamed herself
Life is short but this time it was bigger
Than the strength he had to get up off his knees
The Angels sang a whiskey lullaby
Clinging to his picture for dear life
