Lyrics:

[Verse 1: Merle Haggard]
I never thought I'd ever conquer my weakness
'Cause everybody knows that my weakness is you
But the answer came this morning
Ad you should be the first to hear
What a simple little thing I have to do

[Chorus: Both]
I think I've found a way to live without you
I think I've found a way I can get by
I think I've found a way I can be happy, almost
And all I have to do is die

[Verse 2: George Jones]
I know everybody wonders
Why drinking doesn't kill me
And I myself at times have wondered why
But drinking never gave me anything near
That I needed or the nerve it took
For me to say goodbye

[Chorus: Both]

[Outro]
I think I've found a way to live without you
And all I have to do is die