I got this thing called Delirium Tremens where the patterns on the wall come alive,

A plague of rats crawl by me up my shirt like a stolen beehive,

If I get out of this pale vortex I'll never pour the pure rum then,

What am I thinking? -I've been drinking since I woke up again.

I've gotta stop hanging with bad guys, they say I've gotta be reborn,

They're keeping me alive on the moonshine singing those Appalachian ballads till dawn,

When the doctors finally commit me I'll never touch the moonshine then,

What am I thinking? -I've been drinking since I woke up again.

Even my friends say I'm a sorry case, call me an "eejit", punch me in the face,

Burn one bridge and move on to the next, break up with the girl and go back to the ex,

I drink 'cause I'm poor and I'm poor, 'cause I drink like a man on the sea,

I'll never get a foot in the door with you baby 'cause you see me for the loser I'd be,

If I get out of this pale vortex I'll never touch the moonshine then,

What am I thinking? I've been drinking since I woke up again.

Even my friends say I've seen better days, call up the convent, hauling me away,

One day starts and another love ends, how many times will I lose my friends?