In the morning when he rises and hears the daily news
There's stories of people getting killed and criminals on the loose
And these are not the kind of things he wants to hear when he wakes
So he goes down to the liquor store and gets a bottle of the great escape

He's seeing life - Through the bottom of a bottle
It's the only way - He can cope with a world he finds so troubled
He's seeing life - Through the bottom of a bottle
It's the only way - He can cope with a world he finds so troubled

Will he get mugged today? Will he get shot?
He's tired of living life inside this paranoia trap
And these are not the kinds of things he wants happening to him
And he don't want to be no victim of sobriety

He's seeing life - Through the bottom of a bottle
It's the only way - He can cope with a world he finds so troubled
He's seeing life - Through the bottom of a bottle
It's the only way