We stood there in that empty house
And you were long gone I had no doubt
When you said, boy, it's me or the alcohol
I said the whiskey don't cheat
And the beer don't hurt me
Cigarettes don't tell made up stories
But they damn sure drown my pain when you do
I said the whiskey don't cheat
And the beer don't hurt me
And they don't ever leave
They gonna be there in the morning
They don't ever walk away like you used to do
Another night where I see your name light up my phone
Can't tell if it's the pain you left or if I'm just half stoned
Well, tell me why we gotta go around and around
And the whiskey only hurts while it's going down
You said all I care about is the sex and the alcohol
You ain't wrong
We stood there in that empty house
And you were long gone I had no doubt
When you said, boy, it's me or the alcohol
I said the whiskey don't cheat
And the beer don't hurt me
Cigarettes don't tell made up stories
But they damn sure drown my pain when you do
I said the whiskey don't cheat
And the beer don't hurt me
And they don't ever leave
They gonna be there in the morning
They don't ever walk away like you used to do
The only thing you left for me is a broken dream
A big house on a hill, couple kids and a family
Well, tell your friends go ahead and believe
What they wanna believe, yeah
I guess what's meant to be is meant to be
We stood there in that empty house
And you were long gone I had no doubt
When you said, boy, it's me or the alcohol
I said the whiskey don't cheat
And the beer don't hurt me
Cigarettes don't tell made up stories
But they damn sure drown my pain when you do
I said the whiskey don't cheat
And the beer don't hurt me
And they don't ever leave
They gonna be there in the morning
They don't ever walk away like you used to
No, the whiskey don't cheat
And the beer don't hurt me
Cigarettes don't tell made up stories
But they damn sure drown my pain when you do
