When I Drink

[Verse 1]
People say I'm a quiet guy
I stay within my shell
I love my wife, and I like my job
I try to do it well
On Saturdays, I’m Mr. Mom
Solid as a rock
Soccer games and little leaves
A little fishing off the dock
That's who I am
An ordinary man

[Chorus]
When I drink
I am the life of the party
Everybody tells me I'm a real funny guy
Then I drink
I drink until it’s not so funny
There's pain and disappointment
In everybody's eyes
When I drink

[Verse 2]
There's always a holiday
A backyard barbecue
I'll tell myself I'm strong enough
To just have one or two
Then I think about the day my son
Got in a fight at school
'Cause his best friend said his daddy said
I was just a drunken fool
I sat him down that night
Said, "Son, in a way they're right"

[Chorus]
’Cause when I drink
I am the life of the party
Everybody tells me
I’m a real funny guy
Then I drink
I drink until it's not so funny
There’s pain and disappointment
In everybody's eyes
When I drink

[Outro]
People say I'm a quiet guy
I stay within my shell