Story Behind The Song
The song is built around the line, "The price of admission to heaven can be hell to pay."
Song Description
When you give up drinking, life seems empty. But it's not so bad, as long as you realize that life takes everything from you anyway.
| Song Length |
4:05 |
Genre |
Country - General, Country - Traditional |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Composed, Relaxed |
Subject |
Alchohol, Beer, Wine, Regret |
| Similar Artists |
Clay Aiken, Hank Williams |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1940 - 1949 |
| |
Lyrics
Absence Of Whiskey
In the absence of whiskey,
The feeling grows stronger today
That the price of admission to heaven
Can be hell to pay.
And for every condition you make
When you kneel down to pray
Comes an awful desire to drink
All your troubles away.
So step up there lightly, don't pay it no mind;
No matter what you do or say,
Everything you've ever loved will be taken away.
So turn off your TV
Them porn channels poison your mind.
You know women and whiskey
They always will treat you unkind.
The road it gets narrow
The longer you stay,
The thorns on the side more severe.
Every transgression just makes this life harder to bear.
Now all that you cherish
Just leave by the side of the road.
'Cause the absence of whiskey is all
You can take when you go.