Coat From The Cold Lyrics - Guy Clark

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