Standard (EADGBE)

 A little drunk is better than dead

 When they’re strapping you down inside your own head

 So you hang out with the man on the moon

 But why does the morning have to come too soon?

 When you get stuck down deep in bad traffic

 All your radio is picking up is cheap static

 So you reach beneath your front seat

 For the taste of something sweet

::Chorus::

 Well, just remember what the drowning man said

A little drunk is better than dead

Before you put the gun to your head

Remember what the drowning man said

A little drunk, A little drunk is better than dead

::Verse #2::

 A little drunk is better than dead

 When you’re tripping down the path that you were led

 When your ass has been slapped by too many doors

 And you think of all the good things you can’t afford

 You can’t find a good woman can’t find a good job

 You look in the mirror and all you see is a slob

 You just can’t swallow all the shit you’ve been fed

 Been punched in the eye so much you only see red

::Chorus::

 But before you put that gun to your head

 A little drunk is better than dead

Remember what the drowning man said

Before you put the gun to your head

 A little drunk, A little drunk is better than dead

::Instrumental Solo::

::Verse #3::

 A little lost is better than found

 When you always find your hopes just smashed on the ground

 But someone’s always there to lend you a hand

 But too late you’re already neck deep in quick sand

 And you’re sprawled out on some floor

 Some one call for help "Is he alive? We’re not sure"

 Everybody’s screaming, everyone’s in a panic

 But you, your face is peaceful like it’s plastic

 And as they roll him away on the stretcher

We knew that he’d be drunk forever

I guess a little drunk is better

::Chorus::

Before you put the gun to your head

Remember what the drowning man said

 A little drunk, A little drunk is better than dead

 A little drunk, A little drunk is better than dead