I’ll Do The Drinkin’ (Jake Arthur/Jason Duke/Bill O’Hanlon)

The lines were all drawn
I thought we made this clear
This is my bar
You ain’t supposed to be here

You ask how I’m doin’
Like you don’t already know
Sure wish you wouldn’t stay
But I can’t make you go, so

You do the dancin’
You do the laughin’
I’ll do the actin’ like I don’t want you back
While you wear that dress like you’ve never been better
I’ll keep pretendin’ I can keep it all together
You do the movin’ on without even thinkin’
I’ll do the drinkin’

Play any song you want to
Don’t you worry about me
As long as this bar doesn’t run out of whiskey
I’ll be here doin’ my thing

You do the dancin’
You do the laughin’
I’ll do the actin’ like I don’t want you back
While you wear that dress like you’ve never been better
I’ll keep pretendin’ I can keep it all together
You do the movin’ on without even thinkin’
I’ll do the drinkin’

We’ve both got our strengths
We’ve both got our weaknesses
Guess we should stick to
What we do best

Chorus repeat
(add) about me

Do The Drinkin'

This is a song I wrote for Willie Nelson to record after reading his latest memoir and then seeing a stunning photo of him at Ocean Way Studios in Nashville. His lined face looked like wisdom and kindness hard earned to me.

I haven't yet found a way to get this one to Willie, so if anyone knows how to get it to him, I think this is a perfect song for him.

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Bill O'Hanlon has written and published over 39 books, one of which (Do One Thing Different) got him on Oprah. He has written three books about  songwriting, two of which are published so far and the other is coming out in 2020. Song Building: Mastering Lyric Writing (https://www.amazon.com/Song-Building-Mastering-SongTown-Songwriting-ebook/dp/B07WJWQB78/) and The Songwriter’s Guide to Mastering Co-Writing (https://www.amazon.com/Songwriters-Guide-Mastering-Co-Writing-Techniques-ebook/dp/B07N6N4L23/), co-written with hit songwriters Marty Dodson and Clay Mills.

His book Love is a Verb has been the inspiration for at least two hit songs: “Love is Something That We Do” (Clint Black) and “Love is a Verb” (John Mayer).

He has received a SongU.com "Rising Star" award for his song, "The Man I Could Be." He taught Nick Hexum, his stepson and lead singer of the multi-platinum selling band 311, to play guitar. Bill is the founder of the Santa Fe Songwriter's Circle in Santa Fe, New Mexico and lives part time in East Nashville. He completed writing over 300 songs in 2020.

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