VERSE:
Ninety-nine bottles of beer on the wall.
The wall is so tall I’d like to knock them all down,
Down on the ground empty and broken,
Never to hold a single drop.
The tears don’t stop.
CHORUS:
‘Cause he’s been drinking,
And I’ve been crying.
He’s stopped thinking,
And I’ve been confiding,
In friends who don’t know what to say,
‘Cause he’s been drinking.
VERSE:
He skipped my last birthday and missed my first song.
It’s almost if he has never been there for me,
Me as a child tender and sweet.
Now I’ve somehow gotta grow up,
And it’s too much.
CHORUS:
‘Cause he’s been drinking,
So, I’ve been praying.
He’s been sinking,
And I’ve been saying:
“Oh, Daddy, don’t wash your life away.”
But he’s been drinking.
BRIDGE:
One for the road,
One for the load,
Of burdens and sins,
If he could only begin again.
He has a choice.
Oh, what a voice,
The devil can yield.
Jesus, please help him feel what I feel.
CHORUS:
‘Cause he’s been drinking,
And I’ve stopped trying.
He’s on the brink of,
His next denial.
God it’s hard to love him and believe,
‘Cause he’s been drinking.
TAG:
Forgive him for the way he screams at me.
Yeah, he’s been drinking.
Copyright 2026 Jennifer Waters
