Nellie McKay - The Drinking Song Lyrics

Nellie McKay Lyrics

"The Drinking Song"

There goes my heart, there goes my wrecking ball
Here lies a part I never knew
I say a prayer, I've asked a thousand times
Why you're up there when I'm with you

And I just wanna drink and drink and drink and drink and drink
I just wanna let the spirits help me close my eyes
I'm just gonna drink and never think, just keep on drinking till I die
For my baby's gone to angels in the sky

There goes a friend, I was the lucky one
Here lies a heart that was so true
This is the end, it's something permanent
Here comes the cost of loving you

And I just wanna dream and dream and dream and dream and dream
I'm just gonna let the memory lift me from this life
I just wanna dream and never scream again, just dream until I die
For my angel's flown to heaven, yes I've lost my loving baby
Now my baby's with them angels in the sky

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Writer(s): Nellie McKay

album: "Hey Guys, Watch This" (2023)

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