Now I've tried everything to get you off of my mind
And every night I get higher than a Georgia pine
But the way that I'm goin' I'll soon be on skid row
But I've got to stay high so I won't feel so low
I'm the first one to admit that I drink quiet a lot
But it helps me to forget the love I haven't got
If I sobered for a minute my tears would start to flow
So I've got to stay high so I won't feel so low
I've got to stay high to keep from a feelin' low
I'll drink here till it's closin' time and then I'll get a case to go
Well everybody thinks I'm happy but they just don't know
That I've got to stay high to keep from feelin' so low
I've got to stay high to keep from a feelin' low...