Lyrics

Wash

Once I had a lover he was tall and twenty-three
I can still recall every caress he gave to me
His mouth would bloom with kisses more sweet than words can say
And I haven’t met the whiskey yet can wash that taste away

When I was a young girl we lived down beside the sea
Each wave rolled out its welcome and the sea birds spoke to me
And when we had to leave it I thought I’d die that day
And I haven’t met the whiskey yet can wash those tears away

Bridge

The taste of every moment the savor of the past
Is gathered into one drop in the bottom of the glass

May I be forgiven for the ills that I have done
Friends I have forsaken and strangers I have shunned
Sins I have committed for which others had to pay
And I haven’t met the whiskey yet can wash those stains away

Let tomorrow play whatever card is in its hand
Let its joys and sorrows be no more than I can stand
I’ll raise what glass I’m given as I raise this glass today
And I haven’t met the whiskey yet can wash this thirst away

Bridge

(Repeat first verse)