From the recording Alert the Band... Here Comes Dali Pigeon
This song was written for a friend who was looking back one afternoon on all of the vices in which she could no longer indulge while enjoying happy hour. She announced that drinking would be the last to go and she is valiantly keeping her promise. Dedicated to Vicki
Lyrics
DRINKIN’S THE LAST THING TO GO
Verse 1
I’ve always liked to have fun
I guess I was wilder when young
I can’t recall all I’ve done
Now my vices have gone one by one
Verse 2
I’ve danced through the night
With the help of some white
I’ll admit to a few indiscretions
But there’ll be no new confessions
Chorus
Now it’s happy hour in my chair at four
With one perfect martini or more
Goodbye to sex, drugs, and rock and roll
Drinkin’s the last thing to go
Yeah, drinkin’s the last thing to go
Verse 3
I can get down but I’d never get up
I still get around --but not much
The drugs I now take are the legal kind
And the trouble I make is all in my mind
Verse 4
When it comes to spirits, I’m blessed
I’m proud to keep up with the best
I really do miss all the rest
But I’m happy with what I have left
Chorus
Now it’s happy hour in my chair at four
With one perfect martini or more
Goodbye to sex, drugs, and rock and roll
Drinkin’s the last thing to go
Yeah, drinkin’s the last thing to go