I was sittin' in a chair at the H and R Block

Some bean countin' pencil pusher runnin' up the clock

Said, "I've tallied up your numbers through the end of the year

Son you spent a small fortune on liquor and beer"



I said, "It's cheaper than a shrink"

You don't have to think

You just pour and drink



It's sixteen-fifty for a bottle of Jack

No pouring out your heart to some high dollar quack

Just a flip of the wrist and you're gettin' it done

And gettin' just as messed up and havin' a lot more fun



And it's cheaper than a shrink

You don't have to think

You just pour and drink

It's cheaper than a shrink



Now me and her had this little problem between us

Tryin' to bridge the gap between Mars and Venus

She said, "Honey, I think we need to see a marital counselor"

I said, "All we need to do is slam a case of twelve ouncers"



'Cause it's cheaper than a shrink

You don't have to think

You just pour and drink



'Bout eighteen bucks I'll getcha four six-packs

No pourin' out your heart to some high dollar quack

Just a flip of the wrist and you're gettin' it done

Gettin' just as messed up and havin' a lot more fun



And it's cheaper than a shrink

You don't have to think

You just pour and drink

And it's cheaper than a shrink



If the liquor prices soar as high as gasoline

Well, I'd have quit drinkin' back when I was nineteen

It's the oldest most proven form of therapy

The best thing about it, far as I can see



Is that it's cheaper than a shrink

You don't have to think

You just pour and drink

And it's cheaper than a shrink



Oh, you just pour and drink

And it's a whole lot cheaper than

Some big town clock hound

Drag you down shrink