"Whiskey Wise and Shotgun Mad" genre: Pop
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	Whiskey Wise is a song about a man who followed in his father's footsteps out of synch with the law. Then the man has an conversion experience.
	CD: For Sinners and innocents   Label: Futuredge Credits: Doug Urquhart
	Story Behind the Song I got the idea for Whiskey Wise and Shotgun Mad when a friend was told me how he used to get in fights when he was drunk. He used the phrase, "whiskey-wise", and I immediately recognized it as a great hook for a song. I added and "Shotgun Mad" part and the chorus was pretty much complete. I struggled with the verses for years. I finally decided to move into a minor version of the same melody. I had the bridge all done “Then I heard about a man…” but I had the tune changing into a half-time thing. I was not happy with it so I asked my friend Richard Marx, to help. He just changed the melody a little and it was a keeper. Lyrics Whiskey wise and shotgun mad You’ve never seen anyone quite so bad Everybody says I was raised from Hell ‘Cause I’m my daddy’s son I’m my daddy’s son I was left in charge while my daddy mined Man of the house and barely nine A man came by and treated Momma bad And I was too young to help Whiskey wise and shotgun mad You’ve never seen anyone quite so bad Everybody says I was raised from Hell ‘Cause I’m my daddy’s son Well the law never took my daddy alive He held ‘em off so as I’d survive So I could kill that wicked man And avenge my family Then I heard about a Man Who paid an even greater debt So perfect in His innocence the world could not forget So willingly He gave His life that all men might be free Now I must trade forgiveness for this vengeful hate in me Now whiskey wise and shotgun mad You’re never gonna see me again like that ‘Cause if I forgive that wicked man I can be forgiven too I’ll be forgiven too

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