List of songs about recovering or former alcoholics

This is a list of songs about recovering or former alcoholics. In the songs listed here, the lyrics explicitly state that the singer or a subject of the song is a recovering or former heavy drinker. The author of the song may also have said so to a verifiable source.

A

 * "Alcohol Diary" - Keepsake, Bright Eyes

C

 * "Coffee & TV" - Blur

E

 * "End of the Night" - Cherry Poppin' Daddies

F

 * "Forgotten Hopes" - Anathema

G

 * "The Glass Prison" - Dream Theater

L

 * "Little Rock" - Collin Raye

N

 * "Not My God" - Keith Urban

P

 * "Pints of Guinness Make You Strong" - Against Me!

R

 * "Rehab" - Amy Winehouse
 * "Repentance" - Dream Theater
 * "The Root Of All Evil" - Dream Theater

S

 * "Sad But True" - Metallica
 * "Scars" - Papa Roach
 * "Some People Change" - Montgomery Gentry
 * "Sunday Morning Coming Down" - Kris Kristofferson, notably recorded by Johnny Cash

T

 * "Take a Picture" - Filter
 * "That's Why I'm Here" - Kenny Chesney
 * "The Shattered Fortress" - Dream Theater
 * "This Dying Soul" - Dream Theater
 * "Toby's got a drinking problem" - Street Dogs
 * "Save Me" - Unwritten Law

W

 * "Wasted" - Carrie Underwood
 * "The Wild Rover" - Traditional song

Y

 * "You Ain't Much Fun" - Toby Keith