[Verse 1]
Born in the mire where the shadows crawl,
Whiskey on my breath, a sinner's drawl.
The devil leaned close, said, "Take a sip,"
I drank it down, fire burned my lips.
A poet's tongue forged in a smoky haze,
Words like embers, setting nights ablaze.
[Chorus]
Whiskey and the devil, they taught me to write,
In the arms of Lilith, I lost the fight.
Smoke rings rising, sins tattooed deep,
Lovers I borrowed, promises I couldn’t keep.
Born to the mire, baptized in the flame,
A rebel with whiskey, the devil to blame.
[Verse 2]
Lilith had eyes like the midnight sky,
She whispered my name, made a preacher lie.
We danced in the dark where the wild hearts roam,
She said, "Boy, you’ll never call heaven home."
Smoked with the ghosts of borrowed time,
Each drag a chapter, every puff a crime.
[Prechorus]
Ashes fell like snow on my weary skin,
I smiled at the devil, said, "Pour it again."
[Chorus]
Whiskey and the devil, they taught me to write,
In the arms of Lilith, I lost the fight.
Smoke rings rising, sins tattooed deep,
Lovers I borrowed, promises I couldn’t keep.
Born to the mire, baptized in the flame,
A rebel with whiskey, the devil to blame.
[Bridge]
There’s no redemption where the wild roses grow,
Only barroom confessions, and the sins you sow.
A poet’s curse, a gypsy’s plight,
Trading love for whiskey on a lonesome night.