I can shoot tequila straight when I'm out with my friends I can unwind on a little wine, baby, yeah, I can I can drink an ice cold beer when I clock out of that dirt But there's somethin' about that Tennessee girl that never works They say it's the cure, but not this time And that's the reason why, huh I hate whiskey, it just keeps me up And thinkin' about us, that's all it does It doesn't burn your memory, it just lights it up Yeah, I hate whiskey 'Cause it only gets me drunk On you, on us (I hate whiskey) It never goes down smooth, now it always burns I'm just the same fool on the same stool, girl, I never learn It's a temporary fix to your permanent goodbye That proof is in that 90-proof, and it keeps provin' you right So I hate whiskey, it just keeps me up And thinkin' about us, that's all it does It doesn't burn your memory, it just lights it up Yeah, I hate whiskey 'Cause it only gets me drunk On you, on us (I hate whiskey) And it only gets me drunk On you, on us (I hate whiskey) It tastes like I still love you, girl, on ice And that's the reason why (that's the reason why) I hate whiskey, it just keeps me up And thinkin' about us, that's all it does It doesn't burn your memory, it just lights it up Yeah, I hate whiskey 'Cause it only gets me drunk On you, on us (I hate whiskey) And it only gets me drunk On you, on us (I hate whiskey) I hate whiskey I hate whiskey