The Waterboys

Lyric guide

Drunken Head Blues

Read Drunken Head Blues lyrics by The Waterboys on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.

The Waterboys visibility5 visits

person Curated by Ethan Walker LyroVerse team

Reference snapshot

The page facts to cite before the commentary

Use this page for the lyric text, linked artist context, and any LyroVerse editor's note attached to the song. Listener comments remain user-generated and should not be treated as the primary source.

Page type: lyric reference Artist: The Waterboys Canonical path: /waterboys/drunken-head-blues Related lyric paths: 6

Lyrics

Drunken Head Blues

The lyric stays readable and compact here; the note and related paths sit nearby so you do not lose the song while looking for context.

Well the bricks are piled on main street

And the sun is turning brown

Anybody with any sense

Has already left town

The beast is hollering lonesome

And the ghost of rimbaud rides

I've got a drunken head full of reasons why

I've got a broken heart inside

I can hear a dog someplace barking

I hear the wind begin to moan

At night I walk these rain splattered streets

Dead on my feet and all alone

My dreams begin to crumble

I can feel the downward slide

I've got a drunken head full of reasons why

I've got a broken heart inside

I have seen all of my dreams

Slipping away like sand

Love has grown wings and left me

Flown right out of my hand

Now I'm weary and bruised from singing the blues

And my fortunes are down

My face and my walk are known

In every bar and dive in town

You can ask me where am I going

But I'll let your question ride

I've got a drunken head full of reasons why

I've got a broken heart inside

I've got a handful of mist

I've got a barrel of it

What do I do with it

Now I've got no place to run

And I've got no place to hide

All my trials, all my cares

All my worries, all my pride

All my sins, all my troubles

They're being washed in by the tide

And I wish, how I wish

That I could get on that horse

And ride and ride, ride and ride, ride and ride

Onto the other side

Ride on to the other side

Ride on to the other side

Ride on to the other side

Ride on to the other side, the other side, the other side...

Now I've got a pain in my soul

And it's fifteen miles wide

Now I've got a pain in my soul

And it's fifteen miles wide

Now I've got a pain in my soul

And it's fifteen miles wide

I've got a drunken head full of reasons why

I've got a broken heart inside

Quick answers

What this page can answer fast

Who performs "Drunken Head Blues"?

The Waterboys performs "Drunken Head Blues", and this lyric page sits inside the The Waterboys catalog on LyroVerse.

Are there related songs to explore after "Drunken Head Blues"?

Yes. The related section below points to A Girl Called Johnny and The Pan Within with a short reason for opening each page next.

Where can I find more songs by The Waterboys?

Use the artist link near the top of the page or the related paths section below to keep moving through The Waterboys's lyric pages.

Song Room

Interpretations, questions, and corrections for this song

Interpretations, questions, memories, and correction notes live together here. The room stays noindex while the best insights are reviewed.

Open Song Room

0 followers Selected insights only surface after moderation

Listener comments

What people are saying

0 comments

Add a short interpretation or memory

A strong comment here is specific: the phrase you keep hearing, the mood you come back for, or the reason this song stays in rotation.

Sign in to post the first listener note. Reporting stays open to everyone.

Sign in person_add

No listener comments on Drunken Head Blues yet.