You said forever out on that porch swing
Stars in your eyes, wore my daddy’s old ring
We danced in the dirt ‘til the sunrise was high
Now the only thing dancing’s this tear in my eye
You took the dog, left the keys on the bed
A note in the kitchen, all you said was “I’m done”
But whiskey don’t lie like your sweet little smile
It burns like your goodbye, stickin’ around a while
I believed every word ’til I saw the truth shine
Through the bottom of a bottle and the wreck of my mind
Yeah, love might fade, but baby—
Whiskey don’t lie
The swing’s still creakin’, your shadow’s still near
But all I got left is this bottle of cheer
Your ghost’s in the mirror, wearin’ my old flannel
And I’m stuck rewinding a heartbreak channel
Tried drownin’ your memory, glass after glass
But the past don’t float—it sinks too fast
And whiskey don’t lie like your soft “I’ll be back”
It don’t make excuses, it don’t cut no slack
I held onto hope, but it slipped through the rye
Now it’s just me and this glass askin’ why
Yeah, hearts can break, but baby—
Whiskey don’t lie
It don’t pretend, it don’t fake a vow
It don’t kiss you then let you down
It tells me straight when the night gets long—
You’re gone, girl, and you ain’t comin’ home
No, whiskey don’t lie like your sweet little smile
It burns like your goodbye, bleeds truth all the while
I believed every word ’til your love ran dry
Now I toast to the hurt ’cause the bottle won’t lie
Yeah, love might fade, but baby—
Whiskey don’t lie