Chorus:
I’ve never touched a drop of whiskey
I’ve never touched a cigarette
Not once in my 22 years of life
But I’ve been so beaten and broken
Just one night, I’d really like to forget
My sense of sobriety
And drown my sorrows away With a bottle of whiskey
V1:
I’ve never been much of a gambling man
I guess I’ve got far too much to lose I’ve lost everything once before
When I gave my heart to a woman
That only pumped poison through my veins
I should have left her so early on
But that was an option I couldn’t bear to choose
Her words cut like razors on my skin
And she knew the rights things to say
To keep me always coming back for more
My heart was kept locked in her chains
It took me so damn long to move on And I barely made it out alive
I thought I was in love with her
Well, I’ve never looked more like a fool
I thought she just might happen to be the one
Life doesn’t always work out the way you plan
Sometimes you just gotta play it cool
[Chorus]
V2:
The last year of my life was spent on myself
Rebuilding every wall that came crumbling down
I promise I’m a better man now
But if I said I knew what love finally was
I’d be lying through my crooked smile
At least I know how not to treat a woman
And I finally put my past to rest six feet underground
My old man always told me to live and learn
Well, I’ve been livin’ for quite awhile
I just wish I knew how much I’ve learned
I’ve found myself making the same mistakes over again
Just when I get done building a new bridge
I end up adding it to the list of things I need to burn
Maybe I shouldn’t take any more chances
Maybe I shouldn’t wear my heart on my sleeve
Maybe I should lock myself away
I’m just a man that wants to be loved
That’s usually the opposite of what happens to me
I’ve seen love die right before my very eyes
It’s happened to much to me I stopped wasting any time to grieve
Outro:
I’m not the same man I once was
I’d like to think that’s a very good thing And I try not to let myself feel blue
If someone’s going to bring me down
They ain’t worth a second of my precious time
That don’t mean we don’t need sadness
Let it rattle through my lonely bones
Just give me one night to forget about it all
I need to drown my sorrows away
With a bartender that doesn’t know my name
And has never seen my face
But will listen to my story anyway
I’ll leave my sobriety at the door for the night
Come the morning, it’ll hurt like hell
But I promise I’ll be okay I won’t be sad no more