I can make anybody pretty
I can make you believe any lie
I can make you pick a fight with somebody twice your size
Well, I've been known to cause a few break-ups
An' I've been known to cause a few births
Well, I can make you new friends, or get you fired from work

And since the day I left Milwaukee
Lynchburg an' Bordeaux, France
Been making the bars lots of big money
An' helpin' white people dance
I got you in trouble in High School
But College, now that was a ball
You had some of the best times you'll never remember with me
Alcohol, alcohol
I got blamed at your wedding reception
For your best man's embarrassing speech
And also for those naked pictures of you at the beach
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I've influenced Kings and world leaders
I helped Hemingway write like he did
And I'll bet you a drink or two, that I can make you put that lampshade on your head
'Cause since the day I left Milwaukee
Lynchburg and Bordeaux, France
I been making a fool out of folks just like you
An' helping white people dance
I am medicine and I am poison
I can help you up or make you fall
You had some of the best times you'll never remember with me
Alcohol, alcohol
Yeah, since the day I left Milwaukee
Lynchburg an' Bordeaux, France
Been making the bars lots of big money (helpin' white people dance)
Yeah, I got you in trouble in High School
But College, now that was a ball
You had some of the best times you'll never remember with me
Alcohol, alcohol

(Alcohol) na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
(Alcohol) na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
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Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na