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!