Eric Hirshberg - I Love Not Drinking (feat. Aloe Blacc)
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Get the song here: https://ffm.to/EricHirshbergILoveNotDrinking

"I Love Not Drinking" is out today, just in time for Dry January. It's the 3rd single from my upcoming album, "Second Hand Smoke." This song is an anthem, a celebration, and a declaration of non-dependence. It is not a song about addiction, or hitting bottom (there are plenty of those already). It’s a song that simply celebrates the joys of life without alcohol in it. I wanted this song to have all of the celebratory joy of a pub sing-along. Because why should drinkers have all the fun?

So whether you’re sober, sober-curious, or, like me, just like life better without alcohol in it, this song is for you. "I Love Not Drinking" features a raucous guest vocal from Grammy nominated artist, Aloe Blacc. It also features a beat constructed entirely of bartender sounds, from glasses clinking to cocktail shakers shaking to ice-cubes stirring. Lyrics and credits below:

I woke up in my own bed
No pounding in my head
And no dark circles beneath my eyes
I love not disguising
And not realizing that was compromising
I love not worrying and nothing is blurry and
I’ve got no stamps on the back of my hand
I pick up the phone and
I’ve got no texts that I don’t understand
I love not drinking
I love not thinking about how I’m gonna get home
Or what I said
Or if this is my bed
I love not drinking
I love not thinking, “Did I just say that out loud?”
Or, “Where am I right now?”
Or, “My kids would be so proud,” sarcastically
I love not forgetting the start of a sentence
Before I even get to the end
I love not calling old girlfriends
And not hearing words bend
I love not hitting send
I love not mumbling, I love not bumbling
I love not fumbling or stumbling or tumbling
And not saying dumb things
I love leaving some things left unsaid
I love not drinking
I love not thinking about how I’m gonna get home
Or what I said
Or if this is my bed
I love not drinking
I love not thinking, “Did I just say that out loud?”
Or, “Where am I right now?”
Or, “My kids would be so proud,” sarcastically
I never really had a problem
I never came close to the bottom
I just realized, I love a clear head, I love a full heart
I love a clean conscience, I love a fresh start
I’ve got no nonsense to worry about
I guess these are the things that give me fear of missing out

Words and music by Eric Hirshberg © Copyright 2023

Song Written and Produced by Eric Hirshberg
Video Directed by Josh S. Rose and Produced by Sean Levitan
Eric Hirshberg: Guitar, Bass, Lead Vocals, Percussion Track
Aloe Blacc: Backing Vocals, Whistling, Vocal Solo
Blair Sinta: Drums
Additional Backing Vocals: Tara Hirshberg, Jake Hirshberg

Song: I Love Not Drinking
Artist: Eric Hirshberg
Album: Second Hand Smoke Licensed to YouTube by: Beautiful Corner Music Music
Video by Eric Hirshberg performing “I Love Not Drinking.” © Copyright 2023 Beautiful Corner Music, Ltd.