Loudon Wainwright III - White Winos Lyrics

Mother liked her white wine
When she was alive
She was desperate to live
But her limit was five

Carefully, I'd kiss her and send off to bed
We always stuck to white wine
We stayed away from red
Always stick with white wine
Stay away from red

Mother liked her white wine
She'd have a glass or two
Almost every single night
After her day was through

San se chardonnay chaiblie
Pinot gris jiot
Just to take the edge of
Just to get the glow
You've got to take the edge off
If you wanna get the

Mother liked her white wine
She'd have a glass or three
We'd sat out on the screen porch
White winos mom and me

We'd talk about her childhood
Recap my career
When we got to my father
That was when I'd switch to beer
We got to the old man
And I'd always switch to

Mother liked her white wine
She'd have a glass or four
Every bottle a dead solider
The marriage was the war

When we blurred the edges
When we drank a lot
That's when I got nervous
When the glow got hot
I always get nervous when the glow gets

I still like my white wine
And I'll have a glass or two
And when I'm down I'll have some whiskey
It's something I shouldn't do

And every now and then I'll take a drop of red
When I'm with a woman
And I want to take to bed
When I'm with a woman and I want to take to

Mother liked her white wine
When she was alive
She was desperate to live
But her limit was five

Carefully, I'd kiss her and send off to bed
Thank god we stuck to white wine
We stayed away from
Mother liked her white wine