Guy Clark - Coat From The Cold lyrics

I found comfort and courage in bottles of whiskey I swear to you friends that that life is some risky I have backed away quickly from those who tried to burn me And stopped up my ears that no one should learn me But the lady beside me is the one I have chosen To walk through my life like a coat from the cold I have flown like a bird from each cage that confined me And broken every one of the ties that bind me And I have danced me around some sad ol' situations And taken my share of them sweet temptations But the lady beside me is the one I have chosen To walk through my life like a coat from the cold To walk through my life like a coat from the cold