That's Why I'm Here Lyrics - James Taylor

No I ain't had nothing to drink 

I knew that's probably what you'd think 

If I stopped by this time of night 

Remember way back when 

I promised you I'd drop in 

At one of those meetings down at the Y 

When they started talkin' 'bout the steps you take 

Mistakes you make, the hearts you break and the price you pay 

I almost walked away 

You could hear a pin drop when this ole man 

Stood up and said, I'm gonna say it again like I do every week 

For those who don't know me... 

It's the simple things in life 

Like the kids at home and a loving wife 

That you miss the most when you lose control 

Everything you love starts to disappear 

The devil takes your hand and says, no fear 

Have another shot, just one more beer 

I've been there, that's why I'm here 

This ole boy stood up in the aisle 

Said he'd been living a life of denial and he cried 

As he talked about wasted years 

I couldn't believe what I heard 

It was my life word for word 

And all of a sudden it was clear 

It's the simple things in life 

Like the kids at home and a loving wife 

That you miss the most when you lose control 

Everything you love starts to disappear 

The devil takes your hand and says, no fear 

Have another shot, just one more beer 

I've been there, that's why I'm here 

For us it may be too late 

But it would mean the world to me 

If you were there when I stand and say 

It's the simple things in life 

Like the kids at home and a loving wife 

That you miss the most when you lose control 

Everything you love starts to disappear 

The devil takes your hand and says, no fear 

Have another shot, just one more beer 

I've been there, that's why I'm here