He begs the river of booze to never run dry because it's the only thing that numbs the pain of a breakup. The song debuted a year earlier on the album Whiskey River by Johnny Bush, a Texas-born country singer who wrote the tune with composer Paul Stroud, and peaked at #14 on the country chart. More @Wikipedia
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