Two a.m. underneath those Broadway lights,
Two Bud Lights in, and she’s lookin’ my way tonight.
She put her number in my phone with a smile,
Said, “Boy, you ain’t been home in a while.”
I met her down at a bar on Broadway,
She said she’d seen me walking from a mile away.
She laughed when I danced, said I was too damn crazy,
I said, “You don’t have to dance, girl, just stay with me, baby.”
[Pre-Chorus]
But I’ve been kinda crazy since the last one broke my heart,
Every whiskey bottle knows exactly where to start.
I tell myself I’m fine, then the memories roll in,
And somewhere between the first drink and the fifth, I miss you again.
[Chorus]
When I get to drinkin’, I get to thinkin’,
Get to wishin’, get to missin’
The way your hands used to hold me close,
The way I swore I’d never let you go.
Then Broadway lights start burnin’ bright,
And a stranger’s kiss feels right for the night.
But the whiskey whispers that your heart’s still mine,
So I keep drinkin’, just to believe that lie.
If I was smarter, I’d stay my ass at home,
And leave these Broadway girls alone.
[Verse 2]
Your side of town ain’t a line I won’t cross,
Your name don’t hurt like it used to, I guess.
I see your friends and I look ‘em in the eye,
Find an old memory, don’t even lose my mind.
Then your song comes on, and I don’t go crazy,
I just go crazy when that whiskey gets hazy.
I start believing you’re still waiting on me,
That I’m what you need and you’re where I should be.
[Pre-Chorus]
I bend that truth, yeah, that’s what I do,
One more drink and I’m right back to you.
I know better, but tonight I don’t care,
’Cause every empty bottle puts me right back there.
[Chorus]
When I get to drinkin’, I get to thinkin’,
Get to wishin’, get to missin’
That me on you, babe, like it ain’t too late,
Like you still want me and I still got a place.
Then Broadway lights start burnin’ bright,
And these Broadway girls only love me for tonight.
Two things a whiskey heart always finds out:
Who loves you forever and who only loves you right now.
If I was smarter, I’d stay my ass at home,
And leave these Broadway girls alone.
[Bridge]
Oh, I think I oughta settle down,
Find somebody I can take back to my hometown.
Somebody who’ll love me when the neon fades,
When the last call comes and the bar lights change.
But every time I swear I’m finally through,
I hear that whiskey whisper, “She’s still thinking ‘bout you.”
So I pour another glass and wonder tonight,
If you’re somewhere drinking, thinking I’m alright.
[Final Chorus]
When I get to drinkin’, I get to thinkin’,
Get to wishin’, get to missin’
The girl I lost and the life we knew,
And every damn road keeps leading back to you.
Broadway girls can dance underneath those lights,
But they can’t make forever out of one damn night.
The whiskey whispers that your heart’s still mine,
And I keep believing it one more time.
If I was smarter, I’d stay my ass at home,
But I’m two drinks deep and I’m already gone.
Yeah, if I was smarter, I’d leave ’em alone,