Whiskey And Pills

by Billy Idol

From the album: Kings & Queens of the Underground

Track 11 of 11 on Kings & Queens of the Underground (2014).

Duration: 3:43

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Lyrics for Whiskey And Pills

The sun you know it rots my brain The way I walk is with a cane The wind it blows it takes me in And times it turns it makes me thin My life is going down the drain My wife you know she went insane My kids are messed up in the brain But when I'm high I feel no shame When my mind won't hold still When I feel the sickening chills When I feel I've had my fill And every voice I hear is shrill I calm myself with whiskey and pills I calm myself with whiskey and pills The people I know Their number's changed Their view of me is rearranged The way I see they're really strange I've got no reason to play their games, yeah They look at me with eyes a stare I look at them but I don't care I tell them all, what's fair is fair And here and there and everywhere When my mind won't hold still When I feel the sickly chills When I feel I've had my fill And every voice I hear is shrill I call upon my friends Whiskey and pills I call upon my friends Whiskey and pills Ooh, ooh, whiskey and pills When you see me I'm a-roaming around My face hits the pavement Yes I'm on the ground Turn me around, see if I'm okay Check out this smile That's on my face I never thought I was gonna die Until I stared into God's eyes He said to me "well, come on son, Better shape up boy, your days are done" Up my mind I got the chills Even though he talked with skill Of the voice I heard the shrill It was a sound I had to kill I turned around and grabbed The whiskey and pills Can't say goodbye to Whiskey and pills I call upon my friends Whiskey and pills I calm myself with Whiskey and pills

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  2. Can't Break Me Down
  3. Save Me Now
  4. One Breath Away
  5. Postcards From The Past
  6. Kings & Queens Of The Underground
  7. Eyes Wide Shut
  8. Ghosts In My Guitar
  9. Nothing To Fear
  10. Love And Glory
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