The Reason

(Album: Strings - 2019)

She was as bright as the sun
Nothing short of perfect
She waited tables at a diner
Off route 21

She showed him more love than he knew
One person could give
She was the reason
That he had to live

Now she's the reason he drinks
She's the reason he smokes
She's the reason that he does not wanna find
Anyone else to hold
She set the standard so high
That no one else could come close
Now she's the reason he drinks
She's the reason he smokes

He talks about her sometimes
When he's had a few
And closes his eyes and swears he
Can still smell her perfume
He takes a drag and watches
As the smoke disappears
It's like he's hoping that drinking and smoking
Will cut down his years

Yeah she's the reason he drinks
She's the reason he smokes
She's the reason that he does not wanna find
Anyone else to hold
She set the standard so high
That no one else could come close
Now she's the reason he drinks
She's the reason he smokes

Now she's the reason he drinks
She's the reason he smokes
She's the reason that he does not wanna find
Anyone else to hold
She set the standard so high
That no one else could come close
Now she's the reason he drinks
She's the reason he smokes
She's the reason he drinks
She's the reason he smokes