[Verse 1]
I stood there in the middle of the church of the broken people
Listened to the walking wounded tell their stories
My turn came, I told 'em my name, I said, "This ain't my first time"
Then a man started talking how the devil and the bottle was ruining my life
With last night on my breath, I stood up and said

[Chorus]
It ain't the whiskey, it ain't the cigarettes
It ain't the stuff I smoke, it's all these things I can't forget
And it ain't the hard times, it ain't the all nights
It ain't that easy, it ain't the whiskey that's killin' me

[Verse 2]
So what do you got for this empty spot inside of me?
The deep, dark hole where love used to be
Before she ripped it out and ran into the arms of someone else
Y'all sit in this room and you talk like you got some kind of remedy
Well, I hear what you're telling me, but I've got all the proof I need

[Chorus]
It ain't the whiskey, it ain't the cigarettes
It ain't the stuff I smoke, it's all these things I can't forget
And it ain't the hard times, it ain't the all nights
It ain't that easy 'cause it ain't the whiskey that's killin' me
[Bridge]
I've done everything to drown this hurt inside
But I can't wash you off of my mind

[Chorus]
It ain't the whiskey, it ain't the cigarettes
It ain't the stuff I smoke, it's all these things I can't forget
And it ain't the hard times, it ain't the all nights
It ain't that easy 'cause it ain't the whiskey that's killin' me
It ain't the whiskey that's killin' me