Jordan B Peterson's Drinking Song

Better better better better better better better Better better better than alcohol, man Yeah, and the funny thing is if you're trying to stop drinking You need something better than alcohol And alcohol is pretty good So you better find something a lot better, man Estimable people do estimable things it's like Yeah, well you wanna figure out Something that you're doing with your life That's worth not getting drunk and screwing up You might say, well, why do people drink too much? If you like alcohol, that's a stupid question Why do people drink too much? Well, 'cause it's great So why stop? Well, you do stupid things when you're drunk You hurt yourself, you... you compromise your health It's really hard on the people around you You tend to turn into a liar and it screws up your life It's like yeah, but it's pretty fun Yeah, well it is but You need something better than that, and what's better isn't Being straight and not making mistakes It's like that's all prohibition in some sense, what's better is No, you need an adventure, man Alcohol (It's a drinking song) It's an interesting drug (It's a drinking song) Alcohol (And if you don't like drinking you can sing along) It's a hell of a drug Alcohol (And if you do like drinking, well it can't be wrong) It's a great drug But the problem is (Everybody loves a drinking song) It's a great drug No, you need an adventure, man You need to get out there and have something to do Something worth waking up for That's the substitute for the addiction Actually, the addiction is the substitute for that If truth be known Alcohol really is a good drug for coping with anxiety It makes you more extroverted and enthusiastic More full of positive emotion And the second thing it does is reduce anxiety It's a great drug But the problem is well, it's a great drug For the moment Alcohol (It's a drinking song!) It's an interesting drug (It's a drinking song) Alcohol (And if you don't like drinking you can sing along) It's a hell of a drug Alcohol (And if you do like drinking, well it can't be wrong) It's a great drug But the problem is (Everybody loves a drinking song) It's a great drug Alcohol is an interesting drug Because it actually doesn't make people stupid People who are drunk will take far more risk And you might say, well, that's because they're too stupid To understand the risks, it's like, no, they're not If you ask them about the risk when they're drunk They can outline it perfectly What it stops them from doing is caring about the risk That's why you can drive around drunk at high speed in a car Which is a really stupid thing to do It's fun, you know, like so many things It's like jumping of a cliff (I'm flying) True, until the last 1/10 of a second It's like then you're not flying, man Alcohol (It's a drinking song) It's an interesting drug (It's a drinking song) Alcohol (And if you don't like drinking you can sing along) It's a hell of a drug Alcohol (And if you do like drinking, well it can't be wrong) It's a great drug But the problem is (Everybody loves a drinking song) It's a great drug Say! Alcohol (It's a drinking song) It's an interesting drug (It's a drinking song) Alcohol (And if you don't like drinking you can sing along) It's a hell of a drug Alcohol (And if you do like drinking, well it can't be wrong) It's a great drug But the problem is (Everybody loves a drinking song) There's consequences