Tried to Quit (But I Just Quit Tryin’)

[Verse 1]
Buddy, you like having a drink or two
Sometimes twenty if you're feelin' blue
Sometimes one in the mornin' so you can get out of bed
Ya like Jim, ya like Jack, ya like Maker's Mark
Drinkin' in the daytime, drinkin' in the dark
Drinkin' with a crowd, or drinkin' alone
Drinkin' in the shower, or drinkin' on the phone

[Chorus 1]
Well I tried to quit, but I just quit tryin'
Tried to hide it but I'm bad at lyin'
So I'm still drinkin' if you're still buying
I tried to quit, but I just quit tryin'

[Verse 2]
Roy, you like women but you're a married man
Sneakin' around every chance you can
The feminine nation's gonna be the ruination of you
Well, you like brunettes and redheads and bottled blonds
Pullin' them jeans off and mowin' them lawns
Starin' down the barrel of the same old gun
'Cause your wife and your girlfriend can't get along

[Chorus 2]
I tried to quit, but I just quit tryin'
Havin' several women is death defyin'
If there's eggs to break, I can't help but fry 'em
I tried to quit, but I just quit tryin'

[Verse 3]
Roy, you like smokin' my cheap homegrown
That Mexican lettuce really gets you stoned
You cotton-mouth so dry, you'll drink the water from a bong
You like sensimilla red and Acapulco gold
Maui waui, resin from the bowl
But we ain't wrote a song in so long I don't know, and know
And Johnny Law's waitin' for us after the show

[Chorus 3]
I tried to quit, but I just quit tryin'
So roll me a joint and I'll start flyin'
Made us laugh so hard that we both started cryin'
I tried to quit, but I just quit tryin'
I tried to quit, but I just quit tryin'
I tried to quit, but I just quit tryin'