I can shoot tequila straight when I'm out with my friends
I can unwind on a little wine, baby, yeah, I can
I can drink an ice cold beer when I clock out of that dirt
But there's somethin' about that Tennessee girl that never works

They say it's the cure, but not this time
And that's the reason why, huh
I hate whiskey, it just keeps me up
And thinkin' about us, that's all it does
It doesn't burn your memory, it just lights it up
Yeah, I hate whiskey
'Cause it only gets me drunk
On you, on us (I hate whiskey)

It never goes down smooth, now it always burns
I'm just the same fool on the same stool, girl, I never learn
It's a temporary fix to your permanent goodbye
That proof is in that 90-proof, and it keeps provin' you right
So I hate whiskey, it just keeps me up
And thinkin' about us, that's all it does
It doesn't burn your memory, it just lights it up

Yeah, I hate whiskey
'Cause it only gets me drunk
On you, on us (I hate whiskey)
And it only gets me drunk
On you, on us (I hate whiskey)
It tastes like I still love you, girl, on ice
And that's the reason why (that's the reason why)

I hate whiskey, it just keeps me up
And thinkin' about us, that's all it does
It doesn't burn your memory, it just lights it up
Yeah, I hate whiskey
'Cause it only gets me drunk
On you, on us (I hate whiskey)
And it only gets me drunk
On you, on us (I hate whiskey)

I hate whiskey
I hate whiskey