This song pretty much says it all,,Stew Dopking
THE THINGS I GAVE UP
I gave up the whiskey it burned out my throat
When I sing now I sound like A toad
I gave up the cigarettes so the coughing would stop
So I could catch my breath now and finish a song
While I was giving up the things killing me inside
You never gave up on me
Your friends they told you he's just a lowlife
You saw something they could not see
I gave up the cussing it sometimes sneaks back
When the rails of life throw me off track
Well I gave up my mask and how people see us
I get comfort now when I talk to Jesus
While I was giving up the things killing me inside
You never gave up on me
Your friends they told you he's just a lowlife
You saw something they could not see
Friends I thought were good friends now I never see
Some of them passed on way to early
I shared the answer how to pick up the pieces
Just like I was told You Gotta talk to Jesus
While I was giving up the things killing me inside
You never gave up on me
Your friends they told you he's just a lowlife
You saw something they could not see
Ya you saw something they could not see