ChorusFirst You Lose The RhymingThen You Lose The TimingThen You Lose The MoneyThen You Lose The FriendsAnd You Try For One More SongBut The Words Don't Come And The Chords Are WrongWhisky Bottle Won't Last Long Before It EndsVerse 1I Met Him In A Bar Room In ChicagoI Was Writing What Became Of Names We KnewAbout The Ones Who'd Let Their Shooting Star Go Out Of SightThe One-Hit Wonder Boys Who Never GrewAnd I Asked Him, Sir, What Happened Then To YouHe Said;ChorusFirst You Lose The RhymingThen You Lose The TimingThen You Lose The MoneyThen You Lose The FriendsAnd You Try For One More SongBut The Words Don't Come And The Chords Are WrongWhisky Bottle Won't Last Long Before It EndsVerse 2He Told Me, It's An Old And Tired StoryYou'll Need A Way To Make It Sound Brand-NewSo Tell 'Em That I Had My Share Of Glory Once All RightBut I Had Somebody Strong To See Me ThroughAnd She Told Me All The Things I Shouldn't DoShe Said;ChorusFirst You Lose The RhymingThen You Lose The TimingThen You Lose The MoneyThen You Lose The FriendsAnd You Try For One More SongBut The Words Don't Come And The Chords Are WrongWhisky Bottle Won't Last Long Before It EndsVerse 3But I Did All A Young Man Does With MoneyWith All Those Young Girls Coming On So StrongAnd That's How Come I Lost My Little Honey To The Road'Cause She Went Off And Wrote It In A SongVerse 4And Now You See Her Up There On The T.v.She's A Superstar And Everybody KnowsShe Sings A Broken Heart Just Like It Should Be Sung Each NightAnd I Never Miss A Second Of Her ShowsAnd I Know The Way The Chorus Always GoesChorusFirst You Lose The RhymingThen You Lose The TimingThen You Lose The MoneyThen You Lose The FriendsAnd You Try For One More SongBut The Words Don't Come And The Chords Are WrongWhisky Bottle Won't Last Long Before It Ends
