RPG & THE KENTUCKY TUMBLEWEEDS - Whiskey and Laudanum Lyrics

I wait outside for the man to leave, he's taking up with my mom
He ain't the first, he won't be the last
It's getting colder, I hope he don't stay long

Whiskey and laudanum don't kill the pain
That's tearing down her mind
Like leaving her boy out in the rain
Seems like it happens all the time

Bottles of whiskey and laudanum
And all the things that are gone
Bottles of whiskey and laudanum
That's where I lost my mom

She tried to cure her with laudanum
I know she never meant me harm
Whiskey to endure, all the things to be done
While I had to sleep in the barn

Whiskey and laudanum don't kill the pain
That's tearing down her mind
Like leaving her boy out in the rain
Seems like it happens all the time

Bottles of whiskey and laudanum
And all the things that are gone
Bottles of whiskey and laudanum
That's where I lost my mom

Well, it didn't happen fast
It wasn't of her making
All these things that tore her down
Just too much sorrow for a mind that's breaking
Whiskey and laudanum put her in the ground

Somehow I've got to live this life
Can't fall for the devil's scam
Whiskey and laudanum, such a wicked knife.
Cutting short the lives of good ladies and men