Hemingway's whiskey, warm and smooth and mean Even when it burns, it'll always finish clean He did not like it watered down, he took it straight up and neat 'Cause was bad enough for him, you know it's bad enough for me Hemingway's whiskey ♪ You know it's tough out there, a good muse is hard to find Livin' one word to the next, one line at a time Now there's more to life than whiskey There's more to words than rhyme Sometime nothin' works, sometimes nothin' shines Like Hemingway's whiskey ♪ Sail away, sail away as the day grows dim Live hard, die hard, this one's for him Hemingway's whiskey, warm and smooth and mean Even when it burns, it'll always finish clean He did not like it watered down, he took it straight up and neat If it's bad enough for him, you know it's bad enough for me Hemingway's whiskey