Tin Cup Morning

Lyrics

Verse 1
I woke up with the tin cup gone
Same old knot in my jawbone
Pills in the ashtray, fish in the sink
I was built to bend, not think

Mama said, "Boy, don't call that home"
But the house kept me like a bone
I shook the jar, I shook the rain
Still that hunger knew my name

Pre-Chorus
And I swear I tried
To leave that room
But the floorboards kept
Calling me through

Chorus
I keep coming back
I keep coming back
Oh, that hurt knows my track
I keep coming back

I keep coming back
I keep coming back
(keep coming back)
I can't stay off that path

Verse 2
County road in a busted Ford
Hands on the wheel, mind on the floor
Got a half-cut truth in my coat pocket seam
And a broken saint in a nicotine dream

I told the truth, then I took it back
Watched my good name fade to black
Every "last time" was a lie I fed
With a dry mouth and a ringing head

Pre-Chorus
And I swear I tried
To hold the line
But the dark in me
Kept saying, "Mine"

Chorus
I keep coming back
I keep coming back
Oh, that hurt knows my track
I keep coming back

I keep coming back
I keep coming back
(keep coming back)
I can't stay off that path

Bridge
If you find me by the river bend
Don't call it grace, don't call it then
Just lay a hand on my shaking chest
Tell me I can still be less

Chorus
I keep coming back
I keep coming back
Oh, that hurt knows my track
I keep coming back

I keep coming back
I keep coming back
(keep coming back)
I can't stay off that path