Bottle blues of a clown

I woke up today in ruin
Oh I woke up in ruin
I guess I couldn't wait until I saw the moon

take the lid off my whisky now
I woke up today in ruin

Reality is setting in some now
I might get by, but I don't know how
I try to remember to write all this down
Think I'll call this one bottle blues of a clown

I'm not gonna lie and say where do I start
I'm not gonna lie, this is comin from my heart.

I got into some bad business with my partner there
and he stole all I had and he didn't care,
take another gulp and play the blues
got to tell my story so I need this booze

Last week I had all I need,
no more no less,
but he had greed
took the songs I wrote about my shame
and erased the by and wrote his name...
They put it on the big screen and
now he has the fame..

Gonna have to start all over again
He took all the courage I had
With all this drinking I don't know when
maybe tomorrow afternoon
I have to grieve now
I woke up today in ruin.