Lyrics

Up to now I haven't been a drinkin' man
Up to now I've left the grape alone
Finding satisfaction in a hundred ways
I thought you and I could make it on our own

Then you came and said you thought I's understand
Told me things that split my world apart
said you'd gone and found yourself another man
who took your friendship then he took your heart

So up to now, up to now
life's been pretty good
up to now I've walked 'round on a cloud
I thought that things were working out the way they should
and I was right anyhow up to now

Now I find I've got a home away from home
there's music and people all around
each one has his troubles that he's working on
some have got some they've already drowned

It's funny how a bottle gives you peace of mind
it seems the more you drink the more it gives
I'd figured close encounters of the liquid kind
qould never be a part of how I lived

and up to now, up to now
life's been pretty good
up to now I've walked round on a cloud
I thought that things were working out the way they should
and I was right anyhow up to now