#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# Like A Coat From The Cold by Guy Clark I found comfort and courage in bottled whiskey I swear to you old friend, that high life sure get's risky I have walked away gently from those I thought would burn me I blocked up my ears so that no one could learn me Chorus: But the lady beside me is the one I've chosen To walk through life with me, like a coat from the cold I have flown like a bird from every cage that confines me And broken every one of the ties that bind me I have danced me around all these sad ole situations I've taken my share of those sweet invitations Chorus