I've
Been Drinking
Lyrics
and Music: Johnny Mercer, Doris Tauber
I'm
drinkin' again...
Thinkin'
of when
You
left me...
And
that all weren’t so long ago, hmm!
I've
been havin' a few
And
wishin' that you
Were
right here by my side
Well,
I'm makin' the rounds
And
settin' them up...
A
total stranger to myself.
I'm
just makin' a fool of myself.
I'm
just hopin' that you'll come right back once, someday.
But
I know, I know, I know
That
there's no second time around, hmmm!
Now
listen!
I
know, I know, I know...
Sure
I know I can borrow a smoke
Or
sit here all night long and tell a joke.
But
after all is said and done...
Who's
gonna laugh, who's gonna laugh at a broken, a broken heart?
I've
been drinkin' again...
And
thinkin' of when...
Of
when you left me...
And
that weren't so long ago, hmmm!
I've
been havin' a few...
You
know that, you know...
And
wishin' that you
Were
here right by my side, hmm!
Now
listen!
I've
been drinkin' again...
I've
been drinkin' again...
Sometimes I can't help myself, hmmm!