The idea here is you’re feeling down and out because you just lost your significant other. It’s a nod to Willie Nelson, who wrote one of the greatest songs ever, “Whiskey River.” This is us saying, “I’m feeling really low down and I’ve been listening to this song way too much and it’s bumming me out...
[Verse 1]
Too much of that ol' Whiskey River
Leaves a young man feeling old
That old love you still remember
Cuts you deep down in your soul
[Verse 2]
Lost that girl down in New Orleans
Chasing some old voodoo dream
Levee broke on Whiskey River
Got me trying to swim upstream
[Chorus]
Getting tired of going crazy
Headed back, Tennessee
I gotta crawl on out of this river
'Fore it drowns me in the sea
[Verse 3]
Shotgun Willie on the stereo
Words are speaking right to my heart
If I keep reaching for that bottle
It’s gonna tear my world apart
[Chorus]
Getting tired of going crazy
Headin' back, Tennessee
I gotta crawl on out of that river
'Fore it drowns me in the sea, ah-ha
[Verse 4]
One more cup of coffee
Old Cafe Du Monde
Get my head together
Ride my Cadillac back home
[Chorus]
Getting tired of going crazy
Headed home to Tennessee
I gotta crawl on out of that river
'Fore it drown me in the sea
[Outro]
I gotta crawl on out of this river
'Fore it drown me in the sea, ah-ha
Woo-hoo-hoo
Too Much Whiskey was written by Paul Overstreet & Dan Auerbach & Marcus King.
Too Much Whiskey was produced by Dan Auerbach.
Marcus King released Too Much Whiskey on Fri Jan 17 2020.