"Whiskey River take my Mind, don't let her memory torture me"

We have all been heartbroken at one time or another. That crazy girl or that asshole guy have all hurt our most feelings at one time or another and we all have own way of dealing with it. For describing the man in this song "Whiskey River take my mind, Don't let her memory torture me"; Alcoholism.
This bitter lyric is by an American Singer Singer Writer best known for his outlaw persona and his advocacy of smoking marijuana Willie Nelson. The song "Whiskey River" is off his 1973 album release Shotgun Willie. Which was a major commercial success for Nelson. Willie Nelson was living in his prime outlaw stage and gaining popularity not only with the rowdy country crowd but fans in the rock and roll elements as well. Willie Nelson had many hardships in his life and I think he's trying to convey some of his own personal demons.
A woman that has left this man, and all his has in his bottle, whiskey bottle that is. And when he feels it Amber current flowing through his mind and the sour whiskey burning his chest like the pain of his heart. He's drowning in sorrow and the only way he see fit to fix it is drown his emotions in Whiskey. But he still can't get away from her pain.
Myself being a bourbon drinker, I sort of understand this mystic about whiskey and how it's special to heartbreak. You here people having a rough day and all they need is a shot of Whiskey. It calms and heels. As long as you keep it respectable. But this is certainly not what the song is conveying. This man is drunk as a skunk and his heart is whole heavy broken.