Mother liked her white wine, when she was alive
She was desperate to live, but her limit was five
Carefully I'd kiss her, and send her off to bed
Thank God we stuck with white wine, and stayed away from red
Always stick with white wine and stay away from
Mother liked her white wine, and she'd have a glass or two
Almost every single night after her day was through
Sancerre, Chardonnay, Chablis, Pinot Grigio
Just to take the edge off, just to get the glow,
You've got to take the edge off if you want to get the
Mother liked her white wine and we'd have a glass or three
And we'd sit out on the screen porch, white winos mom and me
We'd talk about my childhood, recap my career,
When we got to my father that was when I'd switch to beer
When we got to the old man then I'd always switch to
Mother liked her white wine and she'd have a glass or 4
Each empty bottle a dead soldier, the marriage was the war
When we blurred the edges, when we drank a lot
Thats when I got nervous, when the glow got hot
I always get nervous when the glow gets
I still like my white wine and I'll have a glass or two
And when I'm down I'll have some whiskey, thats something I shouldn't do
Every now and then, I'll take a drop of red
When I'm with a woman that I want to take to bed
When I'm with a woman that I want to take to
Mother liked her white wine, when she was alive
She was desperate to live, but her limit was five
Carefully I'd kiss her, and send her off to bed
Thank God we stuck with white wine, and stayed away from red
Always stick with white wine, and stay away from
Mother liked her white wine