Whiskey Lullaby

Blacked out
a couple of times
Drunk off him
and summertime
Still remember everything he said
And now the same words that built me
Make September run red
One thing
I must admit
Real hard not havin him around
With so much to say
With no such way
Never once heard a silence so loud

Just one shot
And he took his toll
With just one hit
He took my soul
But had I had enough?
No, not just yet
Too lost in the battle
Of mind over manifest

And I’m sittin here now
At the end of the day
Takin myself back
Like it was yesterday

First came us
Then came lust
There I was left to my own devices
Then came the crash
With some backlash
And then there came some crisis
Hitting rock bottom
Felt so real, so sober
And when I let it sink in
And reality kicked in
Then I knew it was over

But just thinking of it now
and how good it tasted
Just one sip
and, God, was I wasted
Thought I knew high
Well, I just got higher
Betting on him
and gambling with desire
May not have had luck
but I sure had nerve
And I may not know when
but I'll get what I deserve
Guess for now though
I’ll just catch my own tears
And fall asleep to this whiskey lullaby
Wishing you were here