Cheap Whiskey, Permanent Scars

Lyrics

Verse 1
Sticky floor
Faded sign
Same three drunks
Same cheap wine
Neon flicker on my shaking hands
Ashtray full of almost plans

Half-melted cube
In a cloudy glass
Your name sneaks up
Then it slips
Then it laughs
Bartender wipes down one more scarred old spot
Says
"You all right?"
(I’m not)

Chorus
Setting in this old bar
Drinking this cheap whiskey
Wondering where you are
And if you ever miss me
Heartbreak doesn’t fade
It carves you into shards
Setting in this old bar
Heartbreak levels some permanent scars

Verse 2
Your coat hook’s bare
But I hold the space
Talk to that shadow
Like it’s still your face
Jukebox skipping on our favorite track
Even the song knows you’re not coming back

Pocket full of change
But I’m broke in the chest
I keep tipping my regrets
Like they’re some honored guest
Laughing at a joke that you don’t hear
Ordering one more round of the same old fear

Chorus
Setting in this old bar
Drinking this cheap whiskey
Wondering where you are
And if you ever miss me
Heartbreak doesn’t fade
It carves you into shards
Setting in this old bar
Heartbreak levels some permanent scars

Bridge
Maybe you’re out there
Under softer light
Someone holds you steady
Through a quieter night
I raise this glass
To the ghost that we are
Take a burning sip
Trace another scar

Chorus
Setting in this old bar
Drinking this cheap whiskey
Wondering where you are
And if you ever miss me
Heartbreak doesn’t fade
It carves you into shards
Setting in this old bar
Heartbreak levels some permanent scars