Old Crow Medicine Show - Firewater Lyrics






Living on bread and wine was easy
for John and James and Mother Mary
and I’m no saint and that’s my ball and chain

Cause when I’m passed that silver chalice
I always drink my fill until it
knocks me down and tangles up my brain

Yeah buddy, it’s a short life, it’s a hell of a life
it’s a mean old world, when you’re kicked to the gutter
and the firewater is the one thing to put out the flame

Walking through the graveyards and sleeping in alleys
telling myself the same old stories
Drinking that blood and calling it holy wine

Looking in windows and seeing a stranger
going through hell like a fallen angel
Feeling my bones getting old long before their time

Yeah buddy, it’s a short life, it’s a hell of a life
it’s a mean old world, when you’re kicked to the gutter
and the firewater gotcha talking in circles again

It’s an empty bottle passing around
when your hopes and dreams have all burned down
And the firewater is the one thing to put out the flame

Take me home, take me home
Gather me up in your arms Lord have mercy divine

So take me home, take me home
Take me home, take me home

Cause it’s a short life, it’s a hell of a life,
it’s a mean old world when you're kicked to the gutter
and the firewater is the one thing to put out the flame
Yeah, the firewater is the one thing to put out the flame





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  1. J.... W....

    A few years later and still amazing

  2. B.... K....

    I've never had a song hit me straight in the soul before

    B.... K....

    You know it.

    B.... K....

    This song comes from empathy. Straight up, nonjudgemental empathy.

  3. b.... ....

    So many people can relate to this unfortunately. Great song !

  4. M.... R....

    Best. Song. Ever.

  5. m.... g....

    Here's the lyrics:
    Living on bread and wine was easy
    for John and James and Mother Mary
    and I’m no saint and that’s my ball and chain

    Cause when I’m passed that silver chalice
    I always drink my fill until it
    knocks me down and tangles up my brain

    Yeah buddy, it’s a short life, it’s a hell of a life
    it’s a mean old world, when you’re kicked to the gutter
    and the firewater is the one thing to put out the flame

    Walking through the graveyards and sleeping in alleys
    telling myself the same old stories
    Drinking that blood and calling it holy wine

    Looking in windows and seeing a stranger
    going through hell like a fallen angel
    Feeling my bones getting old long before their time

    Yeah buddy, it’s a short life, it’s a hell of a life
    it’s a mean old world, when you’re kicked to the gutter
    and the firewater gotcha talking in circles again

    It’s an empty bottle passing around
    when your hopes and dreams have all burned down
    And the firewater is the one thing to put out the flame

    Take me home, take me home
    Gather me up in your arms Lord have mercy divine

    So take me home, take me home
    Take me home, take me home

    Cause it’s a short life, it’s a hell of a life,
    it’s a mean old world when you're kicked to the gutter
    and the firewater is the one thing to put out the flame
    Yeah, the firewater is the one thing to put out the flame