I can make anybody pretty
I can make you believe any lie
I can make you pick a fight
with somebody twice
your size

Well I've been known to cause a few breakups
and I've been known to cause a few births
I can make you new friends
Or get you fired from work

Refrain:
And since the day I left Milwaukee
Lynchburg, Bordeaux, France
Been makin the bars
Lots of big money
and helpin white people dance
I got you in trouble in high school
but college now that was a ball
you had some of the best times
you'll never remember with me
Alcohol, Alcohol

I got blamed at your wedding reception
for your best man's embarassing speech
and also for those naked pictures of you at the beach
I've influenced kings and world leaders
I helped Hemingway write like he did
and I'll bet you a drink or two that I can make you
put that lampshade on your head..

'Cause since the day I left Milwaukee
Lynchburg, Bordeaux, France
Been makin a fool out of folks
just like you
and helpin white people dance
I am medicine and I am poison
I can help you up or make you fall
you had some of the best times
you'll never remember with me
Alcohol

And since the day I left Milwaukee
Lynchburg, Bordeaux, France
Been makin the bars
Lots of big money
and helpin white people dance
Well, I got you in trouble in high school
but college now that was a ball
you had some of the best times
you'll never remember with me
Alcohol, Alcohol