An' it's real, an' it's real, one more time
Stay away from the stores where the remedy is found
If I lived till tomorrow it's gonna be a long time
An' it's real, an' it's real, one more time
My mother and father said, "Whiskey is a curse
But the fate of their baby, is a many times worse"
An' it's real, an' it's real, one more time
If I lived till tomorrow it's gonna be a long time
An' it's real, an' it's real, one more time
It's sometimes you wonder and it's sometimes you think
An' I've started heatin' oh, whether my body has said
I feel like I'm dyin' an' I wish I were dead
For I'll reel and I'll fall and rise up on codine
You'll forget your woman, you'll forget about the man
For I'll reel and I'll fall and rise on codine
Try it just once, an' you'll try it again
I will live a few days as a slave to codine
An' you'll end up dead or you'll end up insane
Wild whiskey in front an' I often did swear
When I was a young man I learned not to care
An' my belly is cravin', I've got a shakin' in my head
Stab yourself with the grains of cocaine
An' my belly is cravin', I've got a shakin' in my head
An' it's real, an' it's real, one more time
Stay away from the cities, stay away from the towns
Stay away from the men pushin' the codine around
That I'm a-livin' my life with abandon to drink
An' it's real, an' it's real, one more time
