[Verse]
I wonder if you've
Ever felt sad and blue
So lonesome that you felt like you could cry
With an achin' heart
And a head that ain't too smart
I know I've felt that way a million times
So you know what I do
When I get these blues
Especially when it gets late at night
I'm alone in my room
With nothin' to do
But drink from the whiskey bottle 'til I die

[Chorus]
So I drink Jim Beam at night
Cook grits in the mornin'
Oh how I need to ease my worried mind
I'm hungry for love
And desperate for yearning
A happiness that won't pass me by

[Verse]
So then I'll sleep in
With drool on my chin
And a hangover as big as the sky
So I cook up some grits
And I get my fix
And the pot of cornmeal brings me back to life
But I'll still fade away
Throughout the day
As I drudge along this sad and lonely life
And I turn back again
To my only friend
Jim Beam down my throat until I die
[Chorus]
So I drink Jim Beam at night
Cook grits in the mornin'
Oh how I need to ease my worried mind
I'm hungry for love
And desperate for yearning
A happiness that won't pass me by
Don't pass me by

[Verse]
Now I wonder if you've
Ever felt sad and blue
So lonesome that you felt like you could cry, like you could die
With an achin' heart
And a head that ain't too smart
I know I've felt that way a million times

[Chorus]
So I drink Jim Beam at night
Cook grits in the mornin'
Oh how I need to ease my worried mind
I'm hungry for love
And desperate for yearning
A happiness that won't pass me by

[Verse]
Don't pass me by, don't pass me by
Oh, I'm so lonesome that I could cry
Drink Jim Beam and I cry, then I eat grits and I'm fine
And know I'll do this 'til the day I die