From the recording Burnt Bridges & Broken Hearts
W.D. Miller - Vocals and Acoustic Guitar
Michelle Miller - Backing Vocals
Michelle Grand - Backing Vocals
David Von Bader - Electric Guitar
George Geanuracos - Fiddle
Craig Woloshin - Pedal Steel
Eric Garcia - Harmonica
Roger Houdaille - Bass
Michael Rodriguez - Drums
Nikki Azadi - Piano and Organ
Lyrics
Hope by the bottle
Faith by the swig
This old bar stools my alter
And lovin' you was my sin
Takin' shots of whiskey
To forget about my pain
These lonely nights are callin'
And I hear your cries again
Drinking hope by the bottle
Faith by the swig
Hope by the bottle
Lovin' you was my sin
If you'd stayed we'd still be feuding
More bitter everyday
God shined his light upon you path
The day you walked away
The body count gets higher
The longer we're apart
I put my fist through tempered glass
To heal my aching heart
Drinking hope by the bottle
Faith by the swig
Hope by the bottle
Lovin' you was my sin
Ten years I've been forsaken
Been rotting in this hole
The sheriff says he'll see me swing
Before I catch parole
Soon I'll have my freedom
But freedom has its cost
The troubles I have found and
The love that I have lost
Drinking hope by the bottle
Faith by the swig
Hope by the bottle
Lovin' you was my sin