Don’t drink

Verse 1

I was eight years old when my mom walked away,

Said she’d be right back… but she never came.

Left me with ghosts and a broken man,

Raisin’ kids with a bottle in his hand.

Peanut butter spoons and cold bologna bread,

I learned how to lie when they asked why I bled.

King Cobra nights, fists in the dark—

I wore every bruise like a question mark.

Pre-Chorus

And they asked me, “Son, why don’t you sip?”

Well, lemme tell you what I lived with…

Chorus

I don’t drink ‘cause I remember it all—

The shattered plates, the late-night brawls.

The hunger pangs, the silence and screams,

A boy just tryin’ to outrun the dreams.

You can pour that whiskey, but I won’t sink…

Now you know why I don’t drink.

Verse 2

Sixteen candles and a backpack full of rage,

I walked out the door, turned the page.

Had murder in my heart, but mercy in my soul,

I chose my freedom over losing control.

They said I was nothin’, just a name on a check,

But I built a life they could never wreck.

I found love, made a home of my own,

And I swore my kids would never feel alone.

Pre-Chorus

Now they ask me, “Man, why stay clean?”

’Cause I still see that boy I used to be…

Chorus

I don’t drink ‘cause I remember it all—

The shattered plates, the late-night brawls.

The hunger pangs, the silence and screams,

A boy just tryin’ to outrun the dreams.

You can pour that whiskey, but I won’t sink…

Now you know why I don’t drink.

Bridge

It’s not the scars that make a man—

It’s the fire he walks through and where he stands.

And I stand tall, with my battle cry:

If I made it out, so can you, tonight.

Final Chorus (Powerful, Soaring)

I don’t drink ‘cause I found my way—

Through the darkest nights to brighter days.

From shattered glass to building dreams,

I’m proof that love can change a thing.

So raise a glass to those who think,

And now you know why I don’t drink.

Outro

Yeah, now you know… why I don’t drink.