Sheīs got a picture of him as a drifter
she knows all about his outlaw past
he couldnīt see that, gave up his freedom
she didnīt even have to ask.
as far as she knows, heīs over all of that
but she doesnīt know how close heīs come to going back

Cause the whiskey and the wind
are stronger than theyīve ever been
and not to now the two best friends heīs ever known
they keep whispering to him
he donīt need her when heīs got them
so he prays to God that they donīt prove him wrong again
or heīll be gone again with the whiskey and the wind

Stuck in Chicago, three feet of fresh snow
but heīs got a company creditcard
the end of a long day, he eats in a cafe
across the lobby from the hotelbar
and the devil on his shoulder
reminds him heīs alone
as he walks passed the bar,
to his room to call back home

Cause the whiskey and the wind
are stronger than theyīve ever been
and not to now the two best friends heīs ever known
they keep whispering to him
he donīt need her when heīs got them
so he prays to God that they donīt prove him wrong again
or heīll be gone again with the whiskey and the wind

oooh the whiskey and the wind
the whiskey and the wind