It Ain't the Whiskey - Gary Allan

I stood there in the middle of the church of the broken people

Listened to the walking wounded tell their stories

My turn came I told 'em my name.

I said this ain’t my first time

Then a man started talking how the devil and the bottle was ruining my life

With last night on my breath I stood up and said…

It ain’t the whiskey

It ain’t the cigarettes

It ain’t the stuff I smoke

It’s all these things I can’t forget

It ain’t the hard times

It ain’t the all nights

It ain’t that easy

It ain’t the whiskey that’s killin' me

So what do you got for this empty spot inside of me?

The deep dark hole where love used to be

Before she ripped it out and ran into the arms of someone else

Y’all sit in this room and you talk like you got some kind of remedy

Well I hear what you’re telling me

But I’ve got all the proof I need

It ain’t the whiskey

It ain’t the cigarettes

It ain’t the stuff I smoke

It’s all these things I can’t forget

It ain’t the hard times

It ain’t the all nights

It ain’t that easy

Cause it ain’t the whiskey that’s killin' me

I’ve done everything to drown this hurt inside

But I can’t wash you off of my mind

It ain’t the whiskey

It ain’t the cigarettes

It ain’t the stuff I smoke

It’s all these things I can’t forget

It ain’t the hard times

It ain’t the all nights

It ain’t that easy

Cause it ain’t the whiskey that’s killin' me

It ain’t the whiskey that’s killin' me