Vodka

Inspired by the general consensus of family and friends believing am becoming a alcoholic

I was 13 the first time that it graced my lips

A bitter taste that straight away made me want to spit

But I swallowed anyway because that was the grown up thing to do

And I just had my first shot of vodka I felt like I had grew

I giggled a little at first but I didn’t want to look a fool

So I straightened up my face and tried to play it  cool

But then it hid my head

and my eyes it turned red

And it knocked me right out

I didn’t even make it to my bed

By the time I went uni shots of vodka where the norm

There was about 40 empty bottles lying around the dorm

Night after night we partied going to bar after bar

And I’d say to the bartender hit me with a double vladivar

I’d have shot after shot every bit I could take

I lived for these night it wasn’t money gone to waste

But a few hours into the night I’d be completely out of my face

And the next thing I knew I’d wake up at somebody else’s place

But I wasn’t a drunk then

I just drank

A lot

But we had good times

Even if I forgot

Uni ended, work started, and people went through that relationship phase

And next thing you knew everybody had kids on the way

So when I said who's up for hitting the vodka straight

They’d say I’m sorry but I’ve got no sitter today

So I’d say alright and ok

That’s no fun but you stay

Your all work and no play

So I guess it’s just me and the bottle today

So am at home, but not alone, see glen is with me

And I can’t forget my pets, the grey goose, I have three

See I’m rich and successful my smirnoff is gold

And to counteract my throat burn I have my smirnoff ice cold

I have shot after shot until am falling asleep

And my words become blurred and I struggle to speak

I do this day after day do this week after week

Until the next thing I know I have turned 33

And me my fam don’t want to know

My job has let me go

And I can’t even afford to get a bottle no more

And I finally notice, and I finally see

That just maybe the vodka has taken hold of me

Cause I drink it all night and I drink it all day

So maybe it’s time that I join an AA