After serving as the frontman of bluegrass group The SteelDrivers from 2008 to 2010, Stapleton released his debut studio album Traveller in 2015, which reached number one on the US Billboard 200 and was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Among several accolades, he won the Country Music Association Awards and the Academy of Country Music Awards for Album of the Year and Male Vocalist of the Year, and the Grammy Award for Best Country Album and Best Country Solo Performance at the 58th annual ceremony. His second studio album, From A Room: Volume 1 was released on May 5, 2017, reached number two on the US Billboard 200, and to date has surpassed 500,000 units sold. Six months later, Stapleton released follow-up album, From A Room: Volume 2, which, like its predecessor, debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200.
Stapleton was born in a Lexington, Kentucky hospital. His mother worked at the local health department and his father was a coal miner. He comes from a family of coal miners.[12][13] He has an older brother and younger sister.[14][15]
Stapleton grew up in the small town of Staffordsville, Kentucky, which is located just outside of Paintsville, located between the city and the Paintsville lake. He graduated from Johnson Central High School where he was his class valedictorian and attended Vanderbilt University where he studied engineering, but dropped out after a year.
Stapleton is married to singer-songwriter Morgane Hayes, who co-wrote Carrie Underwood's 2006 single "Don't Forget to Remember Me". She had a recording deal with Arista Nashville. The couple met when they were working at adjacent publishing houses. They have two children and live in Nashville.
Whiskey and You
Chris Stapleton Lyrics
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And it's empty, so right now, I don't feel a thing
I'll be hurting when I wake up on the floor
But I'll be over it by noon
That's the difference between whiskey and you
Come tomorrow, I can walk in any store
It ain't a problem, and they'll always sell me more
But your forgiveness
There ain't a thing that I can do
That's the difference between whiskey and you
One's a devil, one keeps driving me insane
At times, I wonder if they ain't both the same
One's a liar that helps to hide me from my pain
And one's the long gone bitter truth
That's the difference between whiskey and you
I've got a problem, but it ain't like what you think
I drink because I'm lonesome and I'm lonesome 'cause I drink
But if I don't break down and bring it on myself
It'll hit out of the blue
That's the difference between whiskey and you
One's a devil, one keeps driving me insane
At times, I wonder, oh, if they ain't both the same
One's a liar that helps to hide me from my pain
And one's the long gone bitter truth
That's the difference between whiskey and you
Ah, that's the difference between whiskey and you
Chris Stapleton's "Whiskey and You" is a song about the difference between two things that cause pain in his life: whiskey and a former lover. The lyrics focus on the idea that even though he can buy more whiskey and drink as much as he wants, it can't replace the pain he feels from losing his former lover. The bottle of whiskey on the dresser is empty, and even though he may be numb to the world right now, the pain of his actions will hit him hard when he wakes up on the floor. However, he knows he can get over the whiskey by noon. In contrast, the pain of losing his former lover is something he can't escape, and no matter what he does, he can't buy or drink away the pain of her absence. He highlights that when he's drunk, he hides behind the alcohol, but he can't escape the reality that he needs forgiveness from his lover. The lyrics recognize that whiskey is a devil that drives him insane and helps him hide from his pain temporarily.
Stapleton tries to explain the reason behind his drinking, which is loneliness. Drinking has become his way of dealing with his traumatic past. He acknowledges that he's aware of his problem, but he can't help it. He tries to rationalize his behavior by saying that at least he doesn't hurt anyone else with his drinking, and the pain he feels is self-inflicted. He accepts that no matter what he does, he can't run away from his pain, and whiskey is only a temporary fix.
Line by Line Meaning
There's a bottle on the dresser by your ring
There's a bottle of whiskey on the dresser by the ring you left, reminding me of my loneliness.
And it's empty, so right now, I don't feel a thing
I've been drinking whiskey all night, and now the bottle is empty, but I still feel empty inside.
I'll be hurting when I wake up on the floor
I know I'll regret drinking so much when I wake up tomorrow with a hangover.
But I'll be over it by noon
I know I'll feel better as the day goes on.
That's the difference between whiskey and you
Whiskey may bring me temporary relief from my loneliness and pain, but it won't provide me with the comfort and forgiveness that I desire from you.
Come tomorrow, I can walk in any store
I know I can always buy more whiskey if I run out.
It ain't a problem, and they'll always sell me more
I can always purchase more whiskey, and the store will never judge me for it.
But your forgiveness
However, your forgiveness is not something I can buy.
Well, that's something I can't buy
Your love and forgiveness are things that cannot be purchased with money.
There ain't a thing that I can do
There's nothing I can do to replace your love and forgiveness.
One's a devil, one keeps driving me insane
Whiskey and my loneliness are both dangerous and destructive in different ways.
At times, I wonder if they ain't both the same
At times, I wonder if whiskey and my loneliness are just two sides of the same coin.
One's a liar that helps to hide me from my pain
Whiskey is like a lying friend that helps me forget about my pain temporarily.
And one's the long gone bitter truth
But my loneliness is the painful truth that I can never escape.
Ah, that's the difference between whiskey and you
In the end, whiskey can only distract me from my pain, while you are the only one who can truly heal me with your love and forgiveness.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Christopher Stapleton, Lee Thomas Miller
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@DavidNelson-xt1ye
Help is always a good thing! U can always use a friend! They r few an far between 💘💀🌹I should bought someone a flower 🥂
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@Gapeachy3000
If you’ve ever drank to numb the pain of missing someone this song hits hard ❤
@TKFKU
That hits me where I live.
@michelleguerra7030
My husband passed away 3 months ago.
Yeah I drink when I mourn for him. Miss him so much
Now he’s my eternal husband
@jamescorkern1665
I’m here rn with the bottle….. feeling those same feelings your talking about ….