I only poisoned you a little

You always liked your whiskey neat

So I stirred in just a touch too sweet

Little arsenic, not a heavy pour

Just enough to keep you off the floor

You left your boots outside again

Tracked in mud and a trail of sin

I said I’d kill ya if you lied

But honey, I just bruised your pride

I only poisoned you a little

Just enough to make you brittle

Didn’t want you dead, just slowed down

Ain’t no fun if you ain’t around

You broke my heart, I bruised your liver

A dose of love with just a sliver

Next time don’t go playin’ the fiddle

When you’re dancin’ with a girl this fickle

Doctor said you needed rest

Didn’t mention all that in your chest

Those pills you take, well bless your soul

I just swapped ‘em for a jelly roll

Your mama cried, said “She looks pale”

I said, “She's just weak and kind of frail”

She’ll bounce back, she's tough as steel

Unless she skips another meal...

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I only poisoned you a little

Just enough to make you brittle

Didn’t want you dead, just half-asleep

A lesson you were bound to keep

You hurt me deep, I stirred your dinner

Now you're slow, but I’m the winner

Next time maybe be more civil

When your girl’s got hands this nimble

I didn’t mean to watch you sweat

Or read your will on the internet…

I just wanted you to feel the burn

The way I did when you didn't return

I only poisoned you a little

Like a riddle in your Skittles

Didn’t wanna see you flatline, babe

Just limp around and misbehave

So if you cheat, just know the drill

You might wake up feelin’ ill

But I’ll be smilin’, calm and civil…

'Cause I only poisoned you… a little