Whiskey Don’t Pray

Verse 1 (Male)
I got red clay stuck to my tires
And a temper that still catches fire
From a small-town house with thin drywall
Where “I love you” didn’t get said at all

Learned real young how to shut things down
How to wear tough like a crown
But tough don’t fix what’s broke inside
It just teaches a man how to hide

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Pre-Chorus (Male)
I was raised on “don’t you cry”
And “real men don’t need help”
But every time I hit that line
You’re the one that pulls me back

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Chorus (Male Lead + Female Harmony Response)

Male:
Whiskey don’t pray, it just burns going down
Don’t pull a man up when he’s six feet down
Don’t hold his hand when the night gets long
Don’t tell him he’s worth more than his wrongs

Female (response lines):
I do.
I see you.

Male:
You’re the only thing standin’ between
The man I was and the man I could be
When I’m too damn proud to say I’m scared
You talk to God when I won’t dare

Yeah whiskey don’t pray…
But you do.

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Verse 2 (Male)
There’s holes in the drywall from years ago
And scars on my knuckles nobody knows
I’ve slammed doors, I’ve lost my cool
Been my own kind of damn fool

But you don’t flinch when my voice gets loud
You just wait till I calm back down
Then you look at me like I ain’t my past
Like this kinda love might actually last

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Pre-Chorus (Female Soft Lead)
You ain’t your daddy
You ain’t that pain
You ain’t every mistake
You’re tryin’ to outrun again

Male (low harmony):
I don’t know why you still believe

Female:
‘Cause I see what you can’t see

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Chorus (Bigger, Full Harmony)

Male:
Whiskey don’t pray, it just numbs the ache
Leaves a man alone with his own mistakes
Don’t whisper hope in the dead of night
Don’t turn wrong around to right

Female (strong harmony):
I won’t let you drown in doubt
I’ll fight for you when you’re checkin’ out

Male:
You’re the only thing standin’ between
The man I was and the man I could be
When I’m too damn proud to say I’m scared
You talk to God when I won’t dare

Whiskey don’t pray…
But you do.

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Bridge (Jelly Roll-style breakdown — emotional punch)

Male (half spoken):
I’ve sat in that driveway engine runnin’
Wonderin’ if I’m ever gonna be enough
Thought about leavin’ before you could
‘Cause leavin’ first always hurts less

Female (soft, close):
I ain’t scared of your shadows
I ain’t scared of your past
The only thing that scares me
Is you not comin’ back

Male (belt):
If grace had hands, they’d look like yours
Pullin’ me up off that kitchen floor

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Final Chorus (Huge, raw)

Whiskey don’t pray, it just fades away
But you stay… you stay
When I’m one bad night from givin’ up
You call my bluff

You’re the line in the sand
You’re the steady in me
You’re the reason I’m finally
Learning to breathe

When I’m too damn proud to say I’m scared
You talk to God when I won’t dare

Yeah whiskey don’t pray…
But you do.

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Outro (stripped acoustic + female harmony echo)
Whiskey don’t pray…
No it don’t…
But you do…

Country, male, female, southern soul, acoustic intro, raspy vocal, male lead with a strong female harmony