Gin Is my Friend by Donald “Dee” Wallace Jr.

Verse 1

Five in the evening, I’m hunting for relief

(Backing: Searching, searching)

A slip of that juniper, tangled in my teeth

(Lick the glass, baby)

Momma said don’t trust what’s waiting on the shelf

(Leave it, leave it)

But I felt alive pouring trouble by myself

Pre-Chorus

Yeah I know she’s poison, but she make me feel alive

Open wide, let the flavor keep me high

Chorus

Gin is my friend, she keep me dirty, keep me cruel

(My friend, my friend)

Pour another round, don’t give a damn ‘bout the rules

(Somebody pour it, yeah)

She don’t judge me, she just burn when she slide down

(No she don’t, no she don’t)

Gin is my baby, she turn my whole life around

Post-Chorus

Ohh, ohh, ohh (ohh, ohh)

Ohh, ohh, ohh (yeah yeah)

Verse 2

Rarely sober, got trouble on my tongue

(Backing: Trouble, trouble)

Southern veins running reckless and young

(Baby, baby)

Swap out my shame for lime and tonic sting

(Backing: Sting me, sting me)

She don’t care if I wake up mean

Pre-Chorus

Ain’t nothing sacred, bottle’s almost dry

Fill me with sin, and a sweet little lie

Chorus

Gin is my friend, she keep me dirty, keep me cruel

(My friend, my friend)

Pour another round, don’t give a damn ‘bout the rules

(Somebody pour it, yeah)

She don’t judge me, she just burn when she slide down

(No she don’t, no she don’t)

Gin is my baby, she turn my whole life around

Post-Chorus

Ohh, ohh, ohh (ohh yeah)

Ohh, ohh, ohh (ohh, ohh)

Bridge

Every night she’s waiting on the shelf

(Waiting, waiting)

Take me home, can’t outrun myself

(Baby, come on)

Truth in the glass, nothing left to pretend

(Just me and gin, just me and gin)

Here’s to my partner till the bitter end

Chorus

Gin is my friend, she keep me dirty, keep me cruel

(My friend, my friend)

Pour another round, don’t give a damn ‘bout the rules

(Somebody pour it, yeah)

She don’t judge me, she just burn when she slide down

(No she don’t, no she don’t)

Gin is my baby, she turn my whole life around

Post-Chorus

Ohh, ohh, ohh (keep pouring)

Ohh, ohh, ohh (my

Outro

Let the bottle spin, let the devil call my name

(My friend, my friend)

Laugh at the mess, pour a toast to the shame

(Raise it up, yeah)

If I go down tonight, I know who’s by my side

(Oh you know, oh you know)

Gin in my veins, let it ride, let it ride

Post-Chorus

Ohh, ohh, ohh (ride, let it ride)

Ohh, ohh, ohh (my friend, my friend)

Post-Chorus

Ohh, ohh, ohh (ride, let it ride)

Ohh, ohh, ohh (my friend, my friend)