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
they started talkin'bout steps you take
mistakes you make the hearts you break
and the price you pay
i almost walked away
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 a 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 a 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 to say
it's the simple things in life
like the kids a 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
