Songwriter: Rupert Holmes
Producer: Jeffrey Lesser
Started out with burgundy
A simple Montrachet vintage '53
And a simple meal
Of Marengo veal
With potatoes Lyonnaise on the side
Then my business partner broke the news
He was taking over my wife and shoes
So I drank a bit
And it made a hit
With the part of me that still hadn't died
You know that
Everything gets better when you're drunk
And most everyone becomes your long-lost friend
And say "Madam, have you any change to lend?"
'Cause everything gets better when you're drunk
I graduated down the line
Anything that passed for a pint of wine
Was a treat for me
Took it neat you see
'Cause it's California sun off the vine
Moscatel I drink a quart
Then I follow breakfast with tawny port
And it's cocktail time
But I hold the line
And a jug of kosher blueberry wine
You know that
Everything gets better when you're drunk
And the world is so in focus when it's blurred
And the reason for my tremor, spread the word
Is everything gets better when you're drunk
I bummed a buck off my old friend
He was just a little around the bend
The economy
Broke his nerve, you see
And he needs martinis under his belt
So when you crave a drink or two
Just a little something to pull you through
You're no better than
Every wino man
But at least I know you know how I felt
When I found
Everything gets better when you're drunk
And most everyone becomes your long-lost friend
And say "Madam, have you any change to lend?"
'Cause everything gets better when you're drunk
A simple Montrachet vintage '53
And a simple meal
Of Marengo veal
With potatoes Lyonnaise on the side
Then my business partner broke the news
He was taking over my wife and shoes
So I drank a bit
And it made a hit
With the part of me that still hadn't died
You know that
Everything gets better when you're drunk
And most everyone becomes your long-lost friend
And say "Madam, have you any change to lend?"
'Cause everything gets better when you're drunk
I graduated down the line
Anything that passed for a pint of wine
Was a treat for me
Took it neat you see
'Cause it's California sun off the vine
Moscatel I drink a quart
Then I follow breakfast with tawny port
And it's cocktail time
But I hold the line
And a jug of kosher blueberry wine
You know that
Everything gets better when you're drunk
And the world is so in focus when it's blurred
And the reason for my tremor, spread the word
Is everything gets better when you're drunk
I bummed a buck off my old friend
He was just a little around the bend
The economy
Broke his nerve, you see
And he needs martinis under his belt
So when you crave a drink or two
Just a little something to pull you through
You're no better than
Every wino man
But at least I know you know how I felt
When I found
Everything gets better when you're drunk
And most everyone becomes your long-lost friend
And say "Madam, have you any change to lend?"
'Cause everything gets better when you're drunk
Songs That Sound Like Movies: The Complete Epic Recordings
- I Don’t Want to Hold Your Hand
- Rifles and Rum
- Studio Musician
- The Man Behind the Woman
- The Place Where Failure Goes
- Who, What, When, Where, Why
- I Don’t Want to Get Over You
- You Make Me Real
- Aw Shucks
- The Last of the Romantics
- For Beginners Only
- Philly
- Queen Bee
- Love Out of Time
- Lullaby for Myself
- Magic Trick
- Deco Lady
- You Burned Yourself Out
- Too Scared to Sing
- Singles
- Widescreen
- Touch and Go
- Terminal
- Weekend Lover
- Bagdad
- Annabella
- Soap Opera
- Brass Knuckles
- Our National Pastime
- Everything Gets Better When You’re Drunk
- Second Saxophone
- Phantom of the Opera
- Letters That Cross in the Mail
- Talk
- The One of Us (Demo for A Star Is Born)
- Escape (The Piña Colada Song)
- Terminal
- Nearsighted
- The Mask
- Loved by the One You Love
- Blackjack
- Adventure
- The People That You Never Get to Love
- In You I Trust
- Weekend Lover
- Bagdad
- The O’Brien Girl
- Him (single edit)
- Annabella
- Special Thanks
- Cold
- Soap Opera
- Let’s Get Crazy Tonight
- Him
- Less Is More
- Drop It
- I Don’t Want to Hold Your Hand
- Perfect
- Crowd Pleaser