Lyrics:

I found comfort and courage in bottles of whiskey

But I swear to you friend, that that life is so risky
And I have backed away quickly from those that would burn me
And stopped up my ears that no one should learn me
But the lady beside me is the one I have chosen
To walk through my life like a coat from the cold

I have flown like a bird from each cage that confined me
And broken every one of the ties that would bind
And I have danced me around some sad ol' situations
And taken my share of them sweet temptations
But the lady beside me is the one I have chosen
To walk through my life like a coat from the cold
To walk through my life like a coat from the cold