Caps and Bottles

[Verse 1]

When I was thirteen, I bought a scally cap

Looked up to the older guys who drank at the rat

Couldn't wait to grow up and drink with the crew

Put my name on the map and have a social few

[Verse 2]

I recall when I was small I thought I'd be legend soon

But that was then and this is now, a harder road cannot be found

Don't get me wrong, good times were had

Sometimes the fun outweighed the bad

But all in all, now said and done, I can recall more bad than fun

[Chorus]

It's killing me, the answer's here, it's plain to see

It's taken me, I'm half the man I thought I'd be

It's killing me, it's taken years but now I see

It's taken years but now I see, I'm not the man I thought I'd be

[Verse 3]

I'd fight them all, big or small, angel dust and Bud tall

Collars up and fists the same, protect your friends and family name

Had my lumps, received a few but not near what I deserved

Some say this life's my punishment, some say this life's my just desserts

[Chorus]

It's killing me, the answer's here, it's plain to see

It's taken me, I'm half the man I thought I'd be

It's killing me, it's taken years but now I see

It's taken years but now I see, I'm not the man I thought I'd be

[Bridge]

It's killing me, caps and bottles killing me

It's killing me, caps and bottles killing me

It's killing me, caps and bottles killing me

It's killing me, caps and bottles killing me

[Outro]

Barracudas, scally caps, barrell fires, sing-alongs

Down the park where I belong, barroom brawls and Irish songs

Barracudas, scally caps, barrell fires, sing-alongs

Down the park where I belong, barroom brawls and Irish songs