Alcohol And Pills - Fred Eaglesmith

Hank Williams, he came up from Montgomery

With a heartful of broken country songs

Nashville Tennessee didn’t really understand him

Cause he did things differently than the way that they were done

When he finally made it to the Grand Ol Opry he made it stand still

He ended up on alcohol and pills

Elvis Presley, he came up from Jackson

With a brand new way of singin' and a brand new way of dancin'

And even from the waist up Lord he gave the world a thrill

He ended up on alcohol and pills

Alcohol and pills, is a cryin' shame

You think they might have been happy with the glory and the fame

But fame doesnt take away the pain, it only pays the bills

And you wind up on alcohol and pills

Janis Joplin, she was wild and reckless

Then there was Graham Parsons, Lord, and then there was Jimmy Hendrix

The story just goes on and on and I guess it always will

They ended up on alcohol and pills

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Sometimes somebody just doesn’t wake up one day

Sometimes it’s a heart attack, sometimes they just don’t say

They pulled poor old Hank Wlliams out of a Cadillac CoupeDeVille

He ended up on alcohol and pills

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