hear a knock at my back door
hesitate as it scrapes the floor
wonder what it could be this time
want to see so i reach for light
then i saw light

if i could take everything i've done
what would i repeat and what would i run from?
if i could take everything i've done
what would i repeat and what would i run from?

it was like whiskey---so smooth
and power-- consumed me like a good groove
and water--- like love and wind
like a dollar---needing it more twisted my mind to sin

what's your whiskey baby
do you know
what's your whiskey baby
kick you high and then kick you low
what's your whiskey baby
there's no shame in saying so
what's your whiskey baby?

is it your lover, is it your job
someones opinion that you lean on
is it a preacher , is it a soap,
maybe a six pack to help you cope
is it a lie, is it the net
that busies your brain so you can forget

you think you are one
but you are just one of
you think you are one
but you are just one of

what's your whiskey baby
do you know
what's your whiskey baby
kick you high and then kick you low
what's your whiskey baby
there's no shame in saying so
what's your whiskey baby?

i don't have to pretend right now
but i've done that a lot i know
i confide that i lied a lot
lived in fear of all i got
thinking i had to be so strong
thinking i was all alone
i thought i was one
but i was just one of

if i could take back everything that i've done--what power
what would i repeat and what would i run from--give me water
if i could take back everything i've done for a dollar
what would i repeat and what would i run from

hear a knock at my back door
hesitate as it scrapes the floor
wonder what it could be this time
want to see so i reach for light