I got a steady job but I'm living a lie I'm a drunken slob I've got a D.U.I. Sobriety, sobriety When I was 17 I had my first drink Now I'm 43 and I'm seeing a shrink Sobriety, sobriety Mom I'm living at the chandler lodge Somebody wants to sell me the dodge It's another gift of sobriety It took a fifth of vodka just to put me to sleep Now you take away the liquor and your left with a creep Sobriety, sobriety You've got a lot of nerve to tell me things are ok If you want to keep it gotta give it away Sobriety, sobriety Mom I'm living at the chandler lodge Somebody wants to sell me the dodge It's another gift of sobriety Everybody knows The emperor's got new clothes I'm gonna make the story sad But it's the best friend I ever had I know it's gonna kick my ass So go ahead and pour another glass Sobriety Sobriety Mom they threw me out the chandler lodge So now I'm sleeping in my dodge It's another gift of sobriety Mom they threw me out the chandler lodge So now I'm sleeping in my dodge It's another gift of sobriety