I found comfort and courage in bottles of whiskey   I swear to you friends that that life is some risky   I have backed away quickly from those who tried to burn me      And stopped up my ears that no one should learn me   But the lady beside me is the one I have chosen   To walk through my life like a coat from the cold      I have flown like a bird from each cage that confined me   And broken every one of the ties that bind me   And I have danced me around some sad ol' situations      And taken my share of them sweet temptations   But the lady beside me is the one I have chosen   To walk through my life like a coat from the cold   To walk through my life like a coat from the cold