“I drank to drown my sorrows, but the damned things learned how to swim.”
“I drank because I wanted to drown my sorrows. But now the damned things have learned to swim ,and now decency and good behavior weary me.”
“In my dream, I was drowning my sorrowsBut my sorrows they learned to swim”
“I tried to drown my sorrows, but the bastards learned how to swim, and now I am overwhelmed by this decent and good feeling.”
“I tried to drown the pain away but my pain learned how to swim...”
“People who drink to drown their sorrow should be told that sorrow knows how to swim.”