That's Why I'm Here

Well, I ain't had nothin' to drink

I knew that's probably what you'd think

If I dropped by this time of night

Remember way back when I promised you I'd drop in

At one of those meetings down at the Y

And they started talkin' 'bout steps you take

Mistakes you make, the hearts you break, and the price you pay

I almost walked away

And you could hear a pin drop when this old man

Stood up and said, "I'm gonna say it again like I do every week

For those who don't know me

It's the simple things in life

Like the kids at home and a lovin' wife

That you miss the most when you lose control

And everything you love starts to disappear

The devil takes your hand and says, "No fear

Have another shot, just one more beer"

Yeah, I've been there

That's why I'm here"

This ol' boy stood up in the aisle

Said he'd been livin' a life of denial

And he cried as he talked about wasted years

I couldn't believe what I heard

It was my life, word for word

And all of the sudden, it was clear

It's the simple things in life

Like the kids at home and a lovin' wife

That you miss the most when you lose control

And everything you love starts to disappear

The devil takes your hand and says, "No fear

Have another shot, just one more beer"

Yeah, I've been there

That's why I'm here

I know for us, it may be too late

But it would mean the world to me

If you were there when I stand and say

It's the simple things in life

Like the kids at home and a lovin' wife

That you miss the most when you lose control

And everything you love starts to disappear

The devil takes your hand and says, "No fear

Have another shot, just one more beer"

Yeah, I've been there

That's why I'm here

Oh, I've been there

That's why I'm here