Liquor Store Blues
Bruno Mars Lyrics
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Standing at this liquor store
Whiskey coming through my pores
Feeling like I run this whole block
Lotto tickets cheap beer
That's why you can catch me here
Tryna scratch my way up to the top
'Cause my job got me going nowhere
So I ain't got a thing to lose
Take me to a place where I don't care
This is me and my liquor store blues
I'll take one shot for my pain
One drag for my sorrow
Get messed up today
I'll be ok tomorrow
One shot for my pain
One drag for my sorrow
Get messed up today
I'll be ok tomorrow
Me and my guitar tonight
Singing to the city lights
Tryna live on more than what I got
'Cause '68 cents ain't gonna pay the rent
So I'll be out here 'til they call the cops
'Cause my job got me going nowhere
So I ain't got a thing to lose
Take me to a place where I don't care
This is me and my liquor store blues
I'll take one shot for my pain
One drag for my sorrow
Get messed up today
I'll be ok tomorrow
One shot for my pain
One drag for my sorrow
Get messed up today
I'll be ok tomorrow
Here comes Junior Gong, I'm flying high like Superman
And thinking that I run the whole block
I don't know if it's just because pineapple kush between my jaws
Has got me feeling like I'm on top
Give me this one shot for my pain
One drag for my sorrow
Get messed up today
I'll be ok tomorrow
One shot for my pain
One drag for my sorrow
Get messed up today
I'll be ok tomorrow
Now greetings to the world
You best believe
that Bruno Mars's song "Liquor Store Blues" highlights the harsh reality of living in poverty while also finding comfort in alcohol and music. The song is a story from the perspective of a struggling musician who turns to alcohol to numb the pain of his unhappy life. The first verse already depicts the state of his life where he is stuck, desperate, and hopeless, with no perspective or hope for a better future. He is looking for an escape through alcohol and tobacco, feeling like he owns the block as he visits the liquor store. He is not only struggling with the monotony of his dead-end job but also with the fact that he cannot make ends meet, hence resorting to purchasing cheap items, including lottery tickets to possibly change his fate.
In the chorus, he repeats the line "I'll take one shot for my pain, one drag for my sorrow, get messed up today, I'll be ok tomorrow." Bruno Mars's character is using liquor and drugs to cope with the struggles of his life. He is finding solace in drugs and alcohol to deal with his sorrows, worries, stress, and anxiety. He sings about living in a society where he is struggling with the pressures of his responsibilities, debts, and dues. Every day feels like a dead-end, and he wants a break from it all.
Line by Line Meaning
Now greetings to the world
I am acknowledging what's around me
Standing at this liquor store
I'm here at the liquor store
Whiskey coming through my pores
I'm drinking a lot of whiskey
Feeling like I run this whole block
I feel empowered
Lotto tickets cheap beer
I'm buying affordable lottery tickets and beer
That's why you can catch me here
This is where I'm spending my time
Tryna scratch my way up to the top
I'm trying to make something of myself
'Cause my job got me going nowhere
I feel stuck at my job
So I ain't got a thing to lose
I don't have much to lose
Take me to a place where I don't care
I need a place to escape
This is me and my liquor store blues
This is where I am and how I feel
I'll take one shot for my pain
I'm drinking to ease my pain
One drag for my sorrow
I'm smoking to cope with my sorrow
Get messed up today
I'm getting drunk and high today
I'll be ok tomorrow
I'll be okay tomorrow
Me and my guitar tonight
I'm playing guitar tonight
Singing to the city lights
I'm singing to the city
Tryna live on more than what I got
I'm trying to improve my life
'Cause '68 cents ain't gonna pay the rent
I don't have enough money
So I'll be out here 'til they call the cops
I'll keep doing what I'm doing until it's time to leave
Here comes Junior Gong, I'm flying high like Superman
I'm feeling great, like I'm invincible
And thinking that I run the whole block
I feel like I have the ability to take control
I don't know if it's just because pineapple kush between my jaws
I don't know if it's just the weed I'm smoking
Has got me feeling like I'm on top
But I'm still feeling like I'm in control
Give me this one shot for my pain
I need another shot to deal with my pain
One drag for my sorrow
I need another drag to cope with my sorrow
Get messed up today
I'm getting messed up today
I'll be ok tomorrow
But things will be better tomorrow
Now greetings to the world
Again, I'm acknowledging what's around me
You best believe
You can count on it
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: THOMAS WESLEY PENTZ, MITCHUM KHAN IVANHOE CHIN, DWAYNE RICHARD CHIN QUEE, PETER GENE HERNANDEZ, PHILLIP MARTIN LAWRENCE, ARI LEVINE, DAMIAN ROBERT NESTA MARLEY
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Ana Judith Guerrero E
Standing at this liquor store
Whiskey coming through my pores
Feeling like I run this whole block
Lotto tickets, cheap beer
That's why you can catch me here
Tryna scratch my way up to the top
Cause my job got me going nowhere
So I ain't got a thing to lose
Take me to a place where I don't care
This is me and my liquor store blues
I'll take one shot for my pain
One drag for my sorrow
Get messed up today
I'll be okay tomorrow
One shot for my pain
One drag for my sorrow
Get messed up today
I'll be okay tomorrow
Me and my guitar tonight
Singing to the city lights
Tryna live on more than what I got
Cause 68 cent
Just ain't gonna pay the rent so
I'll be out here til they call the cops
Cause my job got me going nowhere
So I ain't got a thing to lose
Take me to a place where I don't care
This is me and my liquor store blues
I'll take one shot for my pain
One drag for my sorrow
Get messed up today
I'll be okay tomorrow
One shot for my pain
One drag for my sorrow
Get messed up today
I'll be okay tomorrow
[Damian Marley:]
Here comes Junior Gong
I'm flying high like superman
And thinking that I run the whole block
I don't know if it's just because
Pinapple kush between my jaws
Has got me feeling like I'm on top
Feeling like I woulda stand up to the cops
And stand up to da bigger heads because de whole a dem a saps
All de talk dem a talk and dem fly make no drop
Nuff ghetto youth cannot escape the trap
Give me this one shot for my pain
One drag for my sorrow
Get messed up today
I'll be okay tomorrow
One shot for my pain
One drag for my sorrow
Get messed up today
I'll be okay tomorrow
chikipop
Standing at this liquor store
Whiskey coming through my pores
Feeling like I run this whole block
Lotto tickets, cheap beer
That's why you can catch me here
Tryna scratch my way up to the top
Cause my job got me going nowhere
So I ain't got a thing to lose
Take me to a place where I don't care
This is me and my liquor store blues
I'll take one shot for my pain
One drag for my sorrow
Get messed up today
I'll be okay tomorrow
One shot for my pain
One drag for my sorrow
Get messed up today
I'll be okay tomorrow
Me and my guitar tonight
Singing to the city lights
Tryna live on more than what I got
Cause 68 cent
Just ain't gonna pay the rent so
I'll be out here til they call the cops
Cause my job got me going nowhere
So I ain't got a thing to lose
Take me to a place where I don't care
This is me and my liquor store blues
I'll take one shot for my pain
One drag for my sorrow
Get messed up today
I'll be okay tomorrow
One shot for my pain
One drag for my sorrow
Get messed up today
I'll be okay tomorrow
[Damian Marley:]
Here comes Junior Gong
I'm flying high like superman
And thinking that I run the whole block
I don't know if it's just because
Pinapple kush between my jaws
Has got me feeling like I'm on top
Feeling like I woulda stand up to the cops
And stand up to da bigger heads because de whole a dem a saps
All de talk dem a talk and dem fly make no drop
Nuff ghetto youth cannot escape the trap
Give me this one shot for my pain
One drag for my sorrow
Get messed up today
I'll be okay tomorrow
One shot for my pain
One drag for my sorrow
Get messed up today
I'll be okay tomorrow
Jen 84
"Liquor Store Blues"
(feat. Damian Marley)
Standing at this liquor store
Whiskey coming through my pores
Feeling like I run this whole block
Lotto tickets, cheap beer
That's why you can catch me here
Tryna scratch my way up to the top
Cause my job got me going nowhere
So I ain't got a thing to lose
Take me to a place where I don't care
This is me and my liquor store blues
I'll take one shot for my pain
One drag for my sorrow
Get messed up today
I'll be okay tomorrow
One shot for my pain
One drag for my sorrow
Get messed up today
I'll be okay tomorrow
Me and my guitar tonight
Singing to the city lights
Tryna live on more than what I got
Cause 68 cent
Just ain't gonna pay the rent so
I'll be out here til they call the cops
Cause my job got me going nowhere
So I ain't got a thing to lose
Take me to a place where I don't care
This is me and my liquor store blues
I'll take one shot for my pain
One drag for my sorrow
Get messed up today
I'll be okay tomorrow
One shot for my pain
One drag for my sorrow
Get messed up today
I'll be okay tomorrow
[Damian Marley:]
Here comes Junior Gong
I'm flying high like superman
And thinking that I run the whole block
I don't know if it's just because
Pinapple kush between my jaws
Has got me feeling like I'm on top
Feeling like I woulda stand up to the cops
And stand up to da bigger heads because de whole a dem a saps
All de talk dem a talk and dem fly make no drop
Nuff ghetto youth cannot escape the trap
Give me this one shot for my pain
One drag for my sorrow
Get messed up today
I'll be okay tomorrow
One shot for my pain
One drag for my sorrow
Get messed up today
I'll be okay tomorrow
Asryel Dreemurr
LETRA
Now greetings to the world
Standing at this liquor store
Whiskey coming through my pores
Feeling like I run this whole block
Lotto tickets cheap beer
That's why you can catch me here
Tryna scratch my way up to the top
'Cause my job got me going nowhere
So I ain't got a thing to lose
Take me to a place where I don't care
This is me and my liquor store blues
I'll take one shot for my pain
One drag for my sorrow
Get messed up today
I'll be ok tomorrow
One shot for my pain
One drag for my sorrow
Get messed up today
I'll be ok tomorrow
Me and my guitar tonight
Singing to the city lights
Tryna live on more than what I got
'Cause '68 cents ain't gonna pay the rent
So I'll be out here 'til they call the cops
'Cause my job got me going nowhere
So I ain't got a thing to lose
Take me to a place where I don't care
This is me and my liquor store blues
I'll take one shot for my pain
One drag for my sorrow
Get messed up today
I'll be ok tomorrow
One shot for my pain
One drag for my sorrow
Get messed up today
I'll be ok tomorrow
Here comes Junior Gong, I'm flying high like Superman
And thinking that I run the whole block
I don't know if it's just because pineapple kush between my jaws
Has got me feeling like I'm on top
Give me this one shot for my pain
One drag for my sorrow
Get messed up today
I'll be ok tomorrow
One shot for my pain
One drag for my sorrow
Get messed up today
I'll be ok tomorrow
Now greetings to the world
You best believe
Gos Music
Now greetings to the world
Standing at this liquor store
Whiskey coming through my pores
Feeling like I run this whole block
Lotto tickets cheap beer
That's why you can catch me here
Tryna scratch my way up to the top
'Cause my job got me going nowhere
So I ain't got a thing to lose
Take me to a place where I don't care
This is me and my liquor store blues
I'll take one shot for my pain
One drag for my sorrow
Get messed up today
I'll be ok tomorrow
One shot for my pain
One drag for my sorrow
Get messed up today
I'll be ok tomorrow
Me and my guitar tonight
Singing to the city lights
Tryna live on more than what I got
'Cause '68 cents ain't gonna pay the rent
So I'll be out here 'til they call the cops
'Cause my job got me going nowhere
So I ain't got a thing to lose
Take me to a place where I don't care
This is me and my liquor store blues
I'll take one shot for my pain
One drag for my sorrow
Get messed up today
I'll be ok tomorrow
One shot for my pain
One drag for my sorrow
Get messed up today
I'll be ok tomorrow
Here comes Junior Gong, I'm flying high like Superman
And thinking that I run the whole block
I don't know if it's just because pineapple kush between my jaws
Has got me feeling like I'm on top
Give me this one shot for my pain
One drag for my sorrow
Get messed up today
I'll be ok tomorrow
One shot for my pain
One drag for my sorrow
Get messed up today
I'll be ok tomorrow
Now greetings to the world
Landa Fortune
anyone else amazed at how bruno can switch up his style from time to time
Green Diesel
Shape shifting
Virginia
Me right here,,
And he does it Soo well,,. It's amaizing
theshriekinghominin
@Rimu N not the singing obviously, but writing and producing music of different genres.
Caroline N. Silva
He was criticized by producers and record businesses. But he is like the 90's generation. We all grew up watching every style as possible on MTV. So we are as diverse as he is.
Snoop Ben
Such an underrated song, who's rocking this with me nowadays?
Dorin Griggs
It's been in rotation since day 1✊🏿
1 Mean N.Y.er!
IKR! My fav Bruno song! Like when it 1st came out it spoke 2 me b/c that was me. Especially that "68¢ ain't gonna pay the rent lyric"...🤭🤣🤣🤣.
Eren Mateo
i stay playing this shit
Ella Holzner
I‘am when you know how its like to rocking