Lyrics

The Bottom Line

Out of control one New Year's Eve
At a place he knew he shouldn't be
Slowly took him out of his mind
Looking in the glass at his reflection
Seeing only imperfection
As he reached across the table for the bottom line

Years later he's doing fine
Working on power lines
Just another day at almost quittin? time
He wasn't paying attention
Fell with too much on his mind
He almost died as reached for the bottom line

CHORUS:
He said honey don't give me the bottom line
I've been there too many times
It's almost killed me like a live wire
I go out of my mind when it sparks the fire
Your leaving will do me in for good this time
And baby, baby that's the bottom line

As he finished up his bottle of gin
He was out of control again
One night driving out of his mind
Next thing he knew he cried out honey
When she came with the bond money
And he begged her to sign the bottom line

He said I know it's really over now
I promised you I'd change somehow
As I did all those other times
You stood by me all these years
As his eyes filled up with tears
Staring in the screen at the bottom line

REPEAT CHORUS

TAG:
Your leaving will do me in for good this time
And baby, baby that's the bottom line

©2004 Shea Cleveland and Jodie Winters BMI