[Intro]
Strumming softly on a dusty porch,
Thinking 'bout the lies that left a scorch.
A truth too bitter, a lesson too hard,
Time to tell the story, time to stand apart.
[Verse 1]
He came in late, with a smirk so sly,
Got a cold shoulder and a heavy sigh.
Said he was working, but the nights were long,
Found another one to sing his song.
[Pre-Chorus]
The whiskey tastes just like the lie,
The mirror’s cracked with a weary eye.
Blame it on the devil, blame it on fate,
But we both know it’s his own mistake.
[Chorus]
Oh, you played a game you couldn’t win,
Broke a heart, left me in the dark again.
Don’t blame her—you're the one who lied,
This is your retribution, your hollow pride.
[Verse 2]
She didn’t make the promises he broke,
She didn’t steal the vows he spoke.
It’s on his shoulders, heavy and black,
A burden he’s not trying to take back.
[Pre-Chorus]
The cold wind whispers truths so loud,
Breaking through the country clouds.
You sowed deceit, now face the storm,
It’s your mistake that keeps us torn.
[Chorus]
Oh, you played a game you couldn’t win,
Broke a heart, left me in the dark again.
Don’t blame her—you're the one who lied,
This is your retribution, your hollow pride.
[Bridge]
Slide guitar weeps, moody and slow,
Echoes of the truth that you can’t outgrow.
Faint harmonica touches the air,
Reminding me I’ve been so fair.
[Outro]
So take your blame, and wear it down,
Your own undoing in this town.
A man’s own choices, a lonely fight,
This is your retribution, through the night.
