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Written by former Nashville disc-jockey Bill Naughton, Jr., (WSIX, WSM-FM) and recorded in 2017 as a demo, "You Got Me Drinking Again" leans toward classic, traditional country but still would fit nicely into a modern country radio format.

While writing this song, I was heavily influenced by listening to Hayes Carll and inspired by Merle Haggard (in the second verse, the line "the way I am" is actually the title of my favorite Merle Haggard song, written by the great Sonny Throckmorton).

Timing out at 3:24, this song sounds like it could become a hit for Kenny Chesney, maybe Alan Jackson or - dare I say - George Strait.

Contact Bill Naughton, Jr. at 860-368-1815, or BillNaughtonJr@aol.com

lyrics

You Got Me Drinking Again
(words and music by Bill Naughton, Jr.)

I quit because somehow I knew,
Even though you didn't say it, you wanted me to,
So I made up my mind to say goodbye to the booze,
Cuz it didn't mean as much as being married to you,
And if I had a chance to do it over,
I'd do the same thing again...

But look at me now, the way I am,
It didn't take much time for me to find my old friend,
And get back to being wasted like i used to be,
All because I came home and caught you cheatin' on me,
And I just couldn't recover from that,
You got me drinkin' again...

-chorus-

You got me drinkin' again,
I got used to being sober.
I lost track of how long it's been,
You got me drinkin' again,
Nine years without a taste,
Maybe even ten,
But then I fell off the wagon,
You got me drinkin' again...

I'd blame myself but it's not my fault,
I tried to carry on like nothin' happened at all,
But there's never a day when it's not there on my mind,
From the time I wake up until i lay down at night,
I got this memory now that I can't erase,
You got me drinkin' again...

I'm buying the bar, the beer's on me,
I'm tryin' to convince myself it's only a dream,
And I'm almost at the bottom of this bottle of rum,
But i still got no idea how we'll undo this damage you've done,
I could forgive you but I can't forget,
You got me drinkin' again...

-repeat chorus-

-guitar solo-

-repeat chorus-

Yeah I fell off the wagon,
You got me drinkin' again...

credits

from Girl Driving a Truck​/​You Got Me Drinking Again, released April 1, 2017
Words and music by Bill Naughton, Jr.
Demo vocal by Bill Naughton, Jr.
Lead guitar by Michael Arafeh
All other instruments are from Band-In-A-Box
Recorded, produced, mixed and mastered by Michael Arafeh
at The Coffeehouse Recording Studio in Middletown, CT

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Bill Naughton, Jr. East Hampton, Connecticut

Songwriter Bill Naughton, Jr. is a former Nashville radio disc jockey - WSIX and WSM-FM - with two15 track albums of studio demos released to showcase his original material for recording artists, producers and label A&R reps in an effort to get his songs cut by other singers. All 30 tracks, produced by Michael Arafeh at the Coffeehouse in Middletown CT, can be downloaded FREE here on Bandcamp.com. ... more

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