Up comes the bottle
And down goes the man
I can't help him
But I can understand
When up comes the bottle
And down, down, down
Goes the man
You may find him anywhere
There's heartache and despair
With loneliness so heavy
You can feel it in the air
And the only thing that matters
Is the drink in his hand
Then up comes the bottle
And down, down, down
Goes the man
You can read between the lines
Of his withered face
See defeat in his eyes
That keeps searching every place
Just when he tells you he can quit
You see the tremble in his hands
Then up comes the bottle
And down, down, down
Goes the man
Up comes the bottle
And down goes the man
There's just one thing can stop him
The love of my woman
Is all that can
For he loves her you see
But she left him for me
I can't help him
But I can understand
When up comes the bottle
And down, down, down
Goes the man