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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Brad Paisley
Brad Paisley
Acoustic Guitar
Alison Krauss
Alison Krauss
Harmony Vocals
Eric Darken
Eric Darken
Percussion
Jerry Douglas
Jerry Douglas
Dobro
Kevin "Swine" Grantt
Kevin "Swine" Grantt
Upright Bass
Ben Sesar
Ben Sesar
Drums
Justin Williamson
Justin Williamson
Fiddle
Kenny Lewis
Kenny Lewis
Background Vocals
Dan Tyminski
Dan Tyminski
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jon Randall
Jon Randall
Songwriter
Bill Anderson
Bill Anderson
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Frank Rogers
Frank Rogers
Producer
Adam Hatley
Adam Hatley
Editing Engineer
Brian David Willis
Brian David Willis
Editing Engineer
Drew Bollman
Drew Bollman
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Williams Hank
Williams Hank
Mastering Engineer
Jason Lehning
Jason Lehning
Additional Engineer
Justin Niebank
Justin Niebank
Mixing Engineer
Kendal Marcy
Kendal Marcy
Additional Engineer
Neal Cappellino
Neal Cappellino
Editing Engineer
Richard Barrow
Richard Barrow
Recording Engineer
Ronnie Thomas
Ronnie Thomas
Editing Engineer
Steve Short
Steve Short
Assistant Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
She put him out
Like the burnin' end of a midnight cigarette
She broke his heart
He spent his whole life tryin' to forget
We watched him drink his pain away
A little at a time
But he never could get drunk enough
To get her off his mind
Until the night
[Verse 2]
He put that bottle to his head and pulled the trigger
And finally drank away her memory
Life is short, but this time it was bigger
Than the strength he had to get up off his knees
We found him with his face down in the pillow
With a note that said "I'll love her till I die"
And when we buried him beneath the willow
The angels sang a whiskey lullaby
[Verse 3]
La-la-la, la-la-la-la
La-la-la, la-la-la-la
La-la-la, la-la-la-la
La-la-la, la-la-la-la
[Verse 4]
The rumors flew
But nobody knew how much she blamed herself
For years and years
She tried to hide the whiskey on her breath
She finally drank her pain away
A little at a time
But she never could get drunk enough
To get him off her mind
Until the night
[Verse 5]
She put that bottle to her head and pulled the trigger
And finally drank away his memory
Life is short, but this time it was bigger
Than the strength she had to get up off her knees
We found her with her face down in the pillow
Clinging to his picture for dear life
We laid her next to him beneath the willow
While the angels sang a whiskey lullaby
[Verse 6]
La-la-la, la-la-la-la
La-la-la, la-la-la-la
La-la-la, la-la-la-la
La-la-la, la-la-la-la
[Verse 7]
La-la-la, la-la-la-la
La-la-la, la-la-la-la
La-la-la, la-la-la-la
La-la-la, la-la-la-la
Written by: Bill Anderson, Jon Randall

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