Trying to Drown Your Sorrows - by the Remington Riders

copyright Jan Lewis 2007

Jerry Miller - vocals, electric guitars
Jan Lewis - vocals, piano
J.P. Murphy - pedal steel
Robert Berry - bass, drums, acoustic guitar, engineering
Thom Duell - engineering

Tony Hall -video production and editing
Allan Lundell - videography
Ben Burma - environment management

Recorded at Soundtek Studios, Campbell, California

-- LYRICS --

Chorus:
Trying to Drown Your Sorrows
is a battle you can't win
and drinking ain't the answer
and Jim Beam ain't your friend.
Another glass of whiskey
Another shot of gin
Trying to drown your sorrows
only teaches them to swim.

Verse:
I went to see the doctor
'Bout my badly broken heart
She said "Are you still drinking?"
and I said "Doc, don't even start,
cause if you got something better
to take the pain away,
go on and write me a prescription
and I'll stop drinking any day."

Bridge:
I know the life I'm living
I won't be living long,
Sometimes I should just say no,
but I just ain't that strong,
and every day's a wrestling match
between misery and booze,
you're betting on the bottle,
and you're guaranteed to lose.
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If you like a George Jones / Merle Haggard / Johnny Paycheck style country drinking song, you've come to the right place.

Produced by Jan Lewis
All rights reserved

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[robertkzz]

nashville dont play these anymore thanks

[bulbheadmyass]

@robertkzz But youtube does :o)

[saltydog3714]

Jan, I could listen to you and Jerry sing all day long ! Many thanks for posting this song. Keep up the great work ! Looking forward to when you put out a CD !

[bulbheadmyass]

@saltydog3714 Thanks much, saltydog. Music to our ears, for sure.

[thefogster61]

That line "Trying to drown your sorrows only teaches them to swim" should be in the Hall of Fame.

[crazybay46913]

Tonight I am drowning my sorrows in a stiff glass of youtube. I suck at dinner.

[starfish50]

So great. I have a friend who is doing this to himself right now, and he is pushing away one of his best friends ME. it is sad to see him on the path of self distruction

[ravnmad1958]

Jan and Jerry nothin better

[dannyknapp]

@capt777737 I was just goofing about. Sorry to hear about your friend, that's awful !

[capt777737]

@dannyknapp

Not so, I was interested in the Keybords Notrhing more so. I have one, and wished I knew how how the play (61 keybord)

Jan know of a gay friend of mine who his brother wants to kill.

I'm stopping that thru the Sheriff.

Not gonna happen

No friends are gonna be killed who ever they are.

I risk my own life but I do need help from allies.

this is what America is about Helping each other out

[bulbheadmyass]

@dannyknapp LOL. I think you just did. :o)

[dannyknapp]

@capt777737 Jan, this guy askin' you to do a top down vid ? should I kick him in the nuts ? just say so, i'll do it !