They say this drinkin' will kill me
  I don't know, oh Lord, it might be true
  If I stop I'll just die from your leavin'
  So either way that I go, it's 'cause of you
  
  Chorus:
  Death can come from this broken heart
  Or it can come from this bottle
  So why prolong the agony
  Hey, bartender, I think I'll hit the throttle
  
  I don't care how the preacher might preach me
  About the evils of being drunk with wine
  I don't care how the doctor might warn me
  'Cause since you left, it's just a matter of time
  
  Chorus:
  Death can come from this broken heart
  Or it can come from this bottle
  So why prolong the agony
  Hey, bartender, I think I'll hit the throttle
  
  I don't care that my friends have all left me
  'Cause they swear that I have gone insane
  And I don't care anymore about livin'
  Without you, just the grave can ease the pain
  
  Chorus:
  Death can come from this broken heart
  Or it can come from this bottle
  So why prolong the agony
  Hey, bartender, I think I'll hit the throttle
  
  Yeah, they say this drinkin' will kill me
  I don't know, oh Lord, it might be true
  If I stop I'll just die from your leavin'
  So either way that I go, it's 'cause of you
  Yeah, either way that I go, it's 'cause of you
  Oh, anyway that I go, it's 'cause of you