Ernest Tubb and Loretta Lynn
"I Reached For The Wine" lyrics

I Reached For The Wine

My eyes are perfect
But now I see I'm blind
Because I didn't notice
All those danger signs

I tried and tried to tell you
Oh, so many times
You should reach for your baby
But I reached for the wine

Remember I told you
That someday you would find
Just you and your bottle
At the end of the line

You'd still be here in my arms
And not just on my mind
If you'd reach for your baby
Like I reached for the wine

If I could reach you
Just one more time
I'd show you I love you
Much more than the wine

Many nights my pillow
Feels these arms of mine
For they couldn't reach you
Cause I reached for the wine

I'm sure you'll find someone
Who will be kind and true
That's the things I wanted
But I wanted them from you

Our love could have lasted
Until the end of time
If I'd reach for you baby
Like I reached for the wine

If I could reach you
Just one more time
I'd show you I love you
Much more than the wine

Many nights my pillow
Feels these arms of mine
For they couldn't reach you
Cause I reached for the wine

My arms couldn't reach you
Cause I reached for the wine