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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Dwight Yoakam
Acoustic Guitar
Herb Pedersen
Background Vocals
JD Foster
Bass Guitar
Jeff Donavan
Drums
Pete Anderson
Electric Guitar
Brantley Kearns
Fiddle
David Mansfield
Dobro
Glen D. Hardin
Piano
Jay Dee Maness
Pedal Steel Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Dwight Yoakam
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Pete Anderson
Producer
Eddie Schreyer
Mastering Engineer
Dusty Wakeman
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
Death can come from this broken heart
Or, it can come from this bottle
So, why prolong the agony?
Hey, bartender, I think I'll hit the throttle
They say this drinkin'll kill me
I don't know, oh Lord, it might be true
If I stop, I'll just die from your leavin'
So, either way that I go, it's 'cause of you
Death can come from this broken heart
Or, it can come from this bottle
So, why prolong the agony?
Hey, bartender, I think I'll hit the throttle
I don't care how the preacher might preach me
About the evils of bein' drunk with wine
I don't care how the doctor might warn me
Since you left, it's just a matter of time
Death can come from this broken heart
Or, it can come from this bottle
So, why prolong the agony?
Hey, bartender, I think I'll hit the throttle
Aw, giddit
Death can come from this broken heart
Or, it can come from this bottle
So, why prolong the agony?
Hey, bartender, I think I'll hit the throttle
I don't care that my friends have all left me
'Cause they think that I've gone insane
And, I don't care, anymore, about livin'
'Cause without you, just the grave can ease the pain
Death can come from this broken heart
Or, it can come from this bottle
So, why prolong the agony?
Hey, bartender, I think I'll hit the throttle
Yeah, they say this drinkin'll kill me
Now, I don't know, oh Lord, it might be true
If I stop, I'll just die from your leavin'
So, either way that I go, it's because of you
Yeah, either way that I go, it's because of you
Yeah, anyway that I go, it's because of you
And, they say this drinkin' will kill me
Written by: Dwight Yoakam