warms you up inside, soothes your wounded pride but your gold turns to lead as it goes to your head and you cry drunken tears once again, my friend so what if you're not the genius you always thought you were nobody hears the brilliant words between your ears and you cry drunken tears once again, my friend and here's some ancient truth dredged up from your youth a voice from way back when long lost love that might have been and you cry drunken tears once again, my friend go ahead, i don't mind your drunken tears