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The Penguin Discography: It Didn't Look Like Alcohol




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It Didn't Look Like Alcohol
    Authors »
Rebecca Lynn Howard, Trey Bruce

    Year Written »
2001

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Date Performance 2002-00-00
Running Time 4:28
Performers Rebecca Lynn Howard (Vocals), Greg Morrow (Drums), Allison Prestwood (Bass), Michael Spriggs (Acoustic Guitar), Michael Spriggs (Bouzouki), Pat Buchanan/Bucannon (Electric Guitar), J.T. Corenflos (Electric Guitar), J.T. Corenflos (Acoustic Guitar), J.T. Corenflos (Gut String Guitar), Steve Hinson (Steel Guitar), Steve Hinson (Dobro), Jonathan Yudkin (Mandolin), Jonathan Yudkin (Fiddle), Jonathan Yudkin (Jews Harp), Jonathan Yudkin (Banjo), Jonathan Yudkin (Cello), Jonathan Yudkin (Viola), Jonathan Yudkin (Harp), Jonathan Yudkin (Orchestra Bells), Tony Harrell (Piano), Tony Harrell (Hammond B-3), Tony Harrell (Mellotron), Tony Harrell (Accordion), Tony Harrell (Wurlitzer), Brian Siewart (Synthesizer), Wes Hightower (Background Vocals), Chris Rodriguez (Background Vocals), Melodie Crittenden (Background Vocals), Marty Slayton (Background Vocals), Neil Thrasher (Background Vocals), Lisa Cochran (Background Vocals), Trey Bruce (Produced By), Trey Bruce (Programming), David Buchanan (Recorded By), Todd Gunnerson (Recording Assisted By)
CommentsRecorded at Soundkitchen Studios (Franklin, TN)
Appears On
Forgive (2002)
Rebecca Lynn Howard

    Lyrics »

Didn't look like alcohol to me
But his hands were shakin' like a willow leaf
Reaching out for one more drink
He didn't look like a loser to me
But he was lost behind his tears
Something bad had to drive him in here
He don't fit in with this crowd
Somewhere, sometime he was proud

Chorus:
There's a storm stretched out
A million miles across his heart
And a war he's fighting
In the dark
Whatever it is, something bigger then him
Drove him too far down to crawl
But it didn't look like alcohol

Thought I heard him say somebody's name
But I pretended like I didn't hear
I just wished that I could disappear
He was cracking like a desert of burning shame
Pleading with someone that I couldn't see
He might as well've been on his knees
Like a bomb tickin' ready to blow
He got up in a hurry to go

(Repeat Chorus)

The girl behind the bar says she guesses he forgot her
I said, "Don't worry I'll get his tab
And give me two of whatever he had"
And she said, "Water"

Whatever it is, something bigger then him
Drove him too far down to crawl
But it didn't look like alcohol
Didn't look like alcohol to me

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2007-09-29