Ah, sit down here with me now Baby, you look good tonight That cotton dress sure suits you right But I may not be thinkin' what you're thinkin' Before I go an' promise you All those things that lovers do Girl, you need to know that I've been drinkin' Under normal circumstances, I'd never lie to you But the devil in me dances when I've had one or two You know love and alcohol Can't trust that stuff at all It always seems to get the best of me The combination's dangerous Every time I mix 'em up I end up sayin' somethin' I don't mean Well, it ain't my fault Blame it on love and alcohol Now if you happen to decide To take me home with you tonight Baby, I'll be glad to go along But there'll be no 'I told you so's' I'll tell you now so now you know Come tomorrow morning, I'll be gone Now before you drink another Before I finish mine I think I oughta warn you one more time You know love and alcohol Can't trust that stuff at all It always seems to get the best of me The combination's dangerous Every time I mix 'em up I end up sayin' somethin' I don't mean Well, it ain't my fault Blame it on love and alcohol C'mon now Hey bartender We need a couple more over here, now I ain't done yet You know love and alcohol Can't trust that stuff at all It always seems to get the best of me The combination's dangerous Every time I mix 'em up I end up sayin' somethin' I don't mean Well, it ain't my fault Blame it on love and alcohol You know, it ain't my fault Blame it on love and alcohol Ah, baby, you're lookin' better all the time