We watched him drink his pain away
A little bit at a time
But he never could get drunk enough 
To get her off his mind
Until the night

He put the bottle to his head and pulled the trigger
He finally drank away her memory
Life is short
But this time it was bigger 
Than the strength he had to get up off his knees

We found him with his face down in the pillow 
With a note that said I'll love her till I die 
And when we buried him beneath the willow
The Angels sang a whiskey lullaby

la la la la la la la
la la la la la la la
la la la la la la la
la la la la la la la

The rumors flew
But nobody knew
How much she blamed herself 
For years and years
She tried to hide the whisky on her breath

She finally drank her pain away 
A little at a time 
But she never could get drunk enough 
To get him off her mind
Until the night 

She put the bottle to her head and pulled the trigger 
And finally drank away his memory
Life is short but this time it was bigger
Than the strength she had to get up off her knees 

We found her with her face down in the pillow 
Clinging to his picture for dear life
We laid her next to him beneath the willow
While the Angels sang a whisky lullaby

la la la la la la la
la la la la la la la

la la la la la la la
la la la la la la la

la la la la la la la
la la la la la la la

la la la la la la la
la la la la la la la

Sung by: Brad Paisley & Allison Kraus