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Denial
by John Michael Ray

One or two, maybe three or four, ok five or six,
Monday night, I'm up to one of my favourite tricks,
It's only beer, I haven't gotten to the J.D. yet,
I never stagger, I never slur, and I never forget,
It's not a problem, I only do it to kill the pain,
I function for as long as I have to and do it over again,
Viewing this big old world with bloodshot and glossy eyes,
Is easier under the influence and half paralyzed,

Here's to you, here's to me,
Here's to us and our revelry,
Here's to beer, here's to wine,
Sour Mash or Scotch will do it every time,
Here's to meetings on Monday night,
Here's to finally seeing the light,
It's not denial, It's not despair,
I'm not a lush, I just don't care,

I never used to drink except for Friday or Saturday night,
Life went on, the days got long, life wasn't right,
Every night, drowning the sorrows, living in the past,
Dreaming about tomorrows and good times at last,
Good times never came, they just went from bad to worse,
It can't be booze, it can't be me, I must be cursed,
It's just the way I cope, and it's gotten me this far,
And there's no reason to say, "Hi, my name is Michael R",

Here's to you, here's to me,
Here's to us and our revelry,
Here's to beer, here's to wine,
Sour Mash or Scotch will do it every time,
Here's to meetings on Monday night,
Here's to finally seeing the light,
It's not denial, It's not despair,
I'm not a lush, I just don't care,



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