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.
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