David Allan Coe - This Bottle (In My Hand) lyrics

By David Allan Coe Dedication: They told me George Jones was full of whiskey and he couldn't sing anymore. They said he was skinny and sickly looking and he was through. I told 'em he was one of my best friends and whiskey could never make Gorge Jones quit singing. George was on the wagon when we done this song but he sings like he wishes he had a drink LAST WEEK HE SPENT HIS WHOLE PAY CHECK ON WHISKEY I KNOW FRIDAY NIGHT HE'LL DO IT ALL AGAIN OH HE'LL DRINK TILL HE FALLS DOWN THEN HE'LL ORDER ONE MORE ROUND AND THEN GO HOME WITH THAT BOTTLE IN HIS HAND AND THE ONLY THING I CAN HOLD ON TO IS THIS BOTTLE IN MY HAND I KNOW ILL NEVER HAVE TO SHARE IT WITH ANY OTHER MAN IM SO GLAD YOU INTRODUCED US AND ILL DO THE BEST I CAN TO BE FAITHFUL TO THIS BOTTLE IN MY HAND SHE TOLD GEORGE THAT CHANGING DIAPERS COULD SURE BECOME A DRAG AND TO CLEAN THE HOUSE AND COOK FOR HIM WAS NOT HER KIND OF BAG SHE SAID SHE NEEDED SOMEONE WHO WOULD LOVE AND UNDERSTAND THEN SHE LEFT HIM WITH THAT BOTTLE IN HIS HAND AND THE ONLY THING I CAN HOLD ON TO IS THIS BOTTLE IN MY HAND I KNOW ILL NEVER HAVE TO SHARE IT WITH ANY OTHER MAN IM SO GLAD YOU INTRODUCED US AND ILL DO THE BEST I CAN